A bûche de Noël (the classic yule log cake) represents the pinnacle of Christmas baking excellence: a beautiful centerpiece for your holiday spread that not only tastes awesome, but shows you put some ...

Whip the coconut fat (don't use the water in the can; save it for a smoothie or curry), sugar, and extract on high speed until you have the desired consistency (approximately 5 minutes). Lay out a ...

Chef Caitlin Dysart of 2941 Restaurant shares her recipe for Bûche de Noël. Stir the egg yolks into the meringue. Lastly, fold in the cocoa powder. Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking sheet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I'm an experienced baker who loves to try new recipes, especially from icons like Julia Child. Inspired by the Amazon show "Julia, ...

The swirl; the cracks. Any avid watcher of The Great British Bake Off is familiar with the pitfalls of the Swiss roll, aka the roll cake, the yule log, the bûche de Noël. But this impressive-looking ...

Julia Child was a longtime Food & Wine contributor, a household name, and a champion of French cuisine. She authored Mastering the Art of French Cooking, a world-renowned tome with more than 500 ...

When I was in my early 20s, new to New York City and desperate to break into food journalism, I bought a DVD set of Julia Child’s The French Chef. To unwind, I watched Julia Child truss chickens and ...

The end-of-the-year holidays are the perfect time to pull out all the stops and make that really special recipe, and we’ve got one for you: the Yule log — also known as a bûche de Noël. This ...

Christmas pudding may be Britain’s best-known festive dessert, but in France, the bûche de Noël — or yule log — reigns supreme, with skilled pâtissiers and home bakers creating an array of different ...

Making this bûche de Noël is not for the faint of heart. It has four elements: chocolate sponge cake and a rich chestnut mousse filling for the Yule log base, silky dark chocolate buttercream for the ...