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Christmas Recipe- Bûche de Noël!


The traditional French bûche de noël is a sponge roulade cake filled & iced with buttercream modeled as a tree log. The bûche is typically decorated with embellishments like meringue mushrooms!

Make our version of the Bûche de Noël by Chef Phillipe Brye:


Ingredients

GENOISE

  • Eggs 4
  • Sugar 125g
  • Flour 125g
  • Butter 30g
  • Vanilla 5g

BUTTER CREAM

  • Egg whites 90g
  • Sugar 20g
  • Water 50 ml
  • Sugar 160g
  • Butter 360g
  • Vanilla 10g
  • 70% Chocolate 180g
  • Cocoa powder 20g

CARAMEL AND CHOCOLATE GANACHE

  • Sugar 30g
  • Glucose 8g
  • Milk Cream 35% 90g
  • Milk Chocolate 180g
  • White Chocolate 60g
  • Butter 30g
  • Salt Flower 3g
  • Cointreau 15 ml

SUGAR SYRUP

  • Sugar 80g
  • Water 120 ml
  • Cointreau 30g

DECORATION MUSHROOMS
GLACÊ ROYAL

  • Sugar confectioner 200g
  • Lemon juice - A little

PASTILLAGE

  • Powdered sugar
  • Water 15ml
  • Gelatin 5g

 

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