Description
Bûche de Noël is a traditional French dessert served during Christmas. It resembles a Yule log and is made with a rolled sponge cake filled with cream and covered in chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 eggs (separated)
- 100g granulated sugar
- 100g all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 200ml heavy cream
- 200g dark chocolate (for ganache)
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Beat egg yolks with sugar until pale and thick. Add vanilla.
- Whisk egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into yolk mixture.
- Sift flour and fold gently into the batter.
- Spread evenly on the baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- While warm, roll the cake with a clean towel. Let cool.
- Whip heavy cream until stiff. Unroll the cake and spread cream.
- Re-roll carefully and chill for 1 hour.
- Melt chocolate and pour over the log. Use a fork to create bark texture.
- Chill before serving. Dust with powdered sugar.
Notes
- Use room-temperature eggs for better volume.
- Do not overbake the sponge to prevent cracking.
- Chill the cake before adding ganache for a smoother finish.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
Keywords: Christmas dessert, Yule log, French pastry, holiday baking