Buche de Noel

[louiselux]

Fired up by memories of Antique Bakery, I'm going to have a go at making this Buche de Noel. Aka chocolate log.

Getting a 'wood-like effect' using cream and melted chocolate sounds difficult though, and I'm not entirely convinced by Delia's efforts in the picture shown. Doesn't it look like it has the potential for messy disaster?

This one looks extremely log-like - I like the presentation.

This one is a bit frightening, but it has fake mushrooms. Hmmm.

This one is more sophistamacated - but not very log like.

Comments

[trensaddiction.livejournal.com]

I love buche de noel, but I'll admit I tend to cheat and frost and fill them with buttercream (chocolate for the outside, mocha or chestnut inside). That way, I can make the cake well in advance, then store it in the freezer until I'm ready to serve it. Three hours thawing in the fridge and it's good to go (I make meringue mushrooms and dust the log with powdered sugar just before presentation).

One great thing about this cake is that you're expected to cover the outside with very thick frosting, no matter what sort you choose, so if the cake does break in the rolling, you can easily hide that fact. Frosting hides a multitude of sins. :) Good luck!