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a chocolate buche de noel yule log cake on a long platter in a wide horizontal shot, bark-textured frosting, dusted with powdered sugar snow and holly, warm natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Bûche de Noël

A chocolate sponge cake rolled up with cream, and then frosted to look like a log.
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 52 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1.5 cups whipped cream

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line a jelly roll pan with parchment.
  2. Beat the eggs and sugar until thick, then fold in the flour and cocoa.
  3. Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
  4. Turn the warm sponge onto a towel and roll it up to cool.
  5. Unroll, spread with whipped cream, and roll it back up.
  6. Frost with chocolate buttercream and rake lines to mimic bark.

Notes

Roll the sponge while it's still warm so it doesn't crack.