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elleng

(130,974 posts) Tue Dec 18, 2018, 01:26 PM Dec 2018

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How to Dazzle Like a French Pastry Chef

For the holidays, one showstopping dessert rises above the rest: the Yule log, or bûche de Noël. Yotam Ottolenghi shares his for the season (along with a slightly simpler cake too).

This dazzling Yule log combines chocolate sponge cake with kumquat marmalade and a date-and-orange cream. Toasted meringue and caramel shards adorn the top.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/dining/yule-log-recipe-ottolenghi.html?

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How to Dazzle Like a French Pastry Chef (Original Post) elleng Dec 2018 OP

It looks lovely, but my idea of exerting myself to make a fancy dessert The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #1

HAHAHA! elleng Dec 2018 #4

Beautiful cake irisblue Dec 2018 #2

You're welcome, irisblue. elleng Dec 2018 #6

It's a true work of art. I bet it's also really delicious! PhrankT Dec 2018 #3

THANKS for displaying the pic, PhrankT! elleng Dec 2018 #5

I had a neighbor who made a Yule Log each Christmas, but it PhrankT Dec 2018 #7

I take points off for the loose and uneven roll of the log.. sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #8

Ha my first thought was their roll should Luciferous Dec 2018 #9

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,734 posts)

1. It looks lovely, but my idea of exerting myself to make a fancy dessert

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 01:30 PM

Dec 2018

is making a pan of brownies from a Betty Crocker mix.

elleng

(130,974 posts)

4. HAHAHA!

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 01:56 PM

Dec 2018

MY idea was to order one of these from some purveyor, and try to share it with my daughter. MUCH too messy, so I quit the idea!!!

irisblue

(32,980 posts)

2. Beautiful cake

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 01:35 PM

Dec 2018

Thanks Ellen for this

elleng

(130,974 posts)

6. You're welcome, irisblue.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 01:58 PM

Dec 2018

PhrankT

(113 posts)

3. It's a true work of art. I bet it's also really delicious!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 01:56 PM

Dec 2018

elleng

(130,974 posts)

5. THANKS for displaying the pic, PhrankT!

Reply to PhrankT (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 01:57 PM

Dec 2018

PhrankT

(113 posts)

7. I had a neighbor who made a Yule Log each Christmas, but it

Reply to elleng (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 02:02 PM

Dec 2018

never turned out like this one!

I want to eat this!

sinkingfeeling

(51,459 posts)

8. I take points off for the loose and uneven roll of the log..

Reply to PhrankT (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 02:05 PM

Dec 2018

I'll be judging the next Food Network baking contest.

Luciferous

(6,082 posts)

9. Ha my first thought was their roll should

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #8)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 04:37 PM

Dec 2018

have been tighter!

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