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Spread Holiday Cheer With a Bûche de Noël

I've been dreaming of classic Christmas desserts, so this holiday, I thought I'd bake a bûche de Noël.
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I've been dreaming of classic Christmas desserts, so this holiday, I thought I'd bake a bûche de Noël. Rather than opting for excessive designs and detailed accessories, I made a modern cake roll that looked (and felt) effortless. My guests couldn't get enough of the moist, light mocha sponge cake, which was a nice contrast to the sweet and nutty German chocolate filling. Impress your guests when you read more

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Definition: Bûche de Noël

Bûche de Noël A Christmas cake native to France.
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Bûche de Noël
A Christmas cake native to France. Also known as a yule log, it is a filled, rolled sponge cake. To resemble a genuine yule log, the cake is then frosted on the outside with buttercream and finished with fresh berries, marzipan or meringue details, and powdered sugar to resemble snow. Originally, the yule log symbolized the hearth that families gathered around to celebrate the holidays.

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Buzz News Roundup, 12/18

Now that Babel is up for a Golden Globe, everyone suddenly wants to see it — Variety Giant media networks could be close to creating a YouTube rival — New York Times "Desperate Housewives" is mulling a special male-centric episode narrated by Bree's dead husband — TV Guide Happyness helps Sony Pictures break the annual domestic box-office record — Zap2It Avril Lavigne will release a new album, The Best Damn Thing, in April — Billboard TV execs explain the continuing decline of ABC's "The Nine" — Los Angeles Times Pitchfork names the 100 best tracks of 2006 — Pitchfork Media Sony plans a movie downloading service to complement its PSP — Variety Now in high-def: "The Yule Log" show — Variety
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  • Now that Babel is up for a Golden Globe, everyone suddenly wants to see it — Variety
  • Giant media networks could be close to creating a YouTube rival — New York Times
  • "Desperate Housewives" is mulling a special male-centric episode narrated by Bree's dead husband — TV Guide
  • Happyness helps Sony Pictures break the annual domestic box-office record — Zap2It
  • Avril Lavigne will release a new album, The Best Damn Thing, in April — Billboard
  • TV execs explain the continuing decline of ABC's "The Nine" — Los Angeles Times
  • Pitchfork names the 100 best tracks of 2006 — Pitchfork Media
  • Sony plans a movie downloading service to complement its PSP — Variety
  • Now in high-def: "The Yule Log" show — Variety