Buche de Noel and Happy New Year!
I was very happy with the selection of this month’s Daring Baker’s challenge. I’ve made the traditional yule log cakes before with a genoise that is rolled up and I’ve been wanting to try the more modern French style cakes which I saw everywhere in Paris last winter. The challenge cake is comprised of an almond dacquoise, chocolate mousse, praline crisp, creme brulee, ganache, and chocolate glaze.
I’m going to keep this short and sweet. I’m once again down to the wire, as I’m preparing for a party tomorrow, where I’m presenting this lovely cake. Hopefully I can write a bit more…erm, after the New Year? Yikes. I pretty much followed the given recipe exactly, but incorporated a bit more orange essence, by infusing the creme brulee insert with orange rind and vanilla, using orange chocolate for the praline crisp, and grand marnier in the ganache.
This month’s challenge is brought to us by the adventurous Hilda from Saffron and Blueberry and Marion from Il en Faut Peu Pour Etre Heureux. They have chosen a French Yule Log by Flore from Florilege Gourmand.
Thank you for a wonderful, challenging challenge!
Happy New Year to all and best wishes for a wonderful 2009!!
December 30th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Absolutely perfect! great job.
December 31st, 2008 at 1:07 am
Wow, this looks amazing…really professional! Yum. 🙂
December 31st, 2008 at 1:25 am
WOW…that is simply stunning. I love the colors and the elegant decorations.
December 31st, 2008 at 1:42 am
Gorgeous! You did a fabulous job once again!
Enjoy your party and happy New Year!
December 31st, 2008 at 2:25 am
Wow! Your log looks so beautiful, just like all those very professionally done ones we saw in those provided links.
Best wishes for a Happy New Year.
December 31st, 2008 at 3:17 am
Waouw, it looks like a log of “Le Nôtre” (great French pastry)
It is perfect, perfect, the glaze is sublime !
Bravo is a pro !
December 31st, 2008 at 6:06 am
It’s so perfect, look how shiny the icing is. Very nicely decorated too. Happy new year!
December 31st, 2008 at 8:54 am
Absolutely fantastic! I would buy your bûche in my local pâtisserie in a heartbeat, your decorations are perfect making it look totally authentic. I think yours may be one of my favorite 3 I’ve seen so far. You’re so very welcome! Happy New Year!
December 31st, 2008 at 9:27 am
Your presentations is mind blowing. Just so beautiful! Have a great party!
December 31st, 2008 at 10:00 am
So pretty! Your log looks amazingly beautiful and perfect! Great job!
Cheers,
Rosa
December 31st, 2008 at 10:56 am
This looks perfectly done and delicious! It is so shiny!
December 31st, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Your yule log looks very beautifully polished
December 31st, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Your log looks beautiful, and I think adding an orange element could only make it that much better.
December 31st, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Happy New Year to you! Hope that gorgeous log was well received at the party. It looks amazing!
December 31st, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Very professionally done – beautiful!!
Apu
December 31st, 2008 at 11:03 pm
How beautiful your yule log is!
January 1st, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Very pretty, well done!!
January 2nd, 2009 at 8:54 pm
WOW!!!! Absolutely the most stunning logs I’ve seen. Well done.
January 3rd, 2009 at 4:39 am
wow! great job! your log is beautfiul. now that i figured it out next year it will be a breeze. thanks for the inspiration!
January 3rd, 2009 at 4:21 pm
De rien pour le commentaire, c’est justifié ! Les jolies choses méritent d’être complimentées et votre bûche est simplement sublime, je rêve de faire pareil.
Ma bûche n’est pas très raffinée et un peu grossière, mais ce n’est pas grave, l’important c’est de participer, je fais d’autres choses très jolies, il arrive de ne pas être à la perfection, j’assume 🙂
Bonne année également 🙂
January 3rd, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Stunning looking log. And i love that you used the left over egg whites to make macarons what a great idea and they turned out so well. Congrats!
January 7th, 2009 at 6:42 am
What a professional looking yule log! It’s amazing, I love it.
January 8th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Wow! That is really impressive.
June 13th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Looks amazing.
I love chocolate,I might get my mom to
make this for me.Haha,Yummy.!(;