Friends, I've assigned myself a challenge this Christmas; to make a Buche de Noel for Christmas dinner. Since I'm not hosting and am only responsible for the dessert, I'll have energy (fingers crossed) to make something very special.
As you know this is the Christmas dessert in Luxembourg. Since we're home now, where this classic French dessert is virtually non existent, I thought it would be fun (in a challenging, potentially frustrating, possibly hair pulling way) to make one.
As you know this is the Christmas dessert in Luxembourg. Since we're home now, where this classic French dessert is virtually non existent, I thought it would be fun (in a challenging, potentially frustrating, possibly hair pulling way) to make one.
So, I'm looking for advice. Chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling? Yellow cake with chocolate butter cream filling? Chocolate coating? Meringue mushrooms? (wishing I had a pack of the red fairy sugar mushrooms that they sell at the grocery stores in Lux. They are on every buche over there!) What do you think?
I looked at Martha Stewart's recipe and it looks a bit complicated. The directions on the Youtube tutorial look pretty good, but I'm sort of settling on the recipe I found at Saveur - unless you have a fail proof one for me to try!
7 comments:
Yum! Love me some chocolate mousse filling!
I think chocolate with mousse filling. It looks harder than it really is. Don't skip the steps though. Good luck !
I'm always all about the chocolate, personally. And of course, I think this would be a perfect addition to our QC retreat!
I'm impressed with the challenge!! I vote mushroom-free!
Okay, just because I believe in back-up plans, you should know that you can get a beautiful one at Essential Baking Company. I got one myself last year after reading your post! I'm sure yours will be amazing though...
Yikes.
ANything inspire by Ladurée must be good...that's all I'm saying....well, and that you MUST make the mushrooms, and they should be white with red tops! If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well!
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here is a popular and EASY way to make it in australia.
Basically you get hard chocolate cookies and put a little plum jam (jelly??) and a spoon of whipped cream on top. Then you sandwich it with yet another one. Keep going till you have a long log. Cover the whole thing in whipped cream. Overnight it will absorb moisture and turn into a cake!! it is amazing and easy!
here is a picture of the one I made this week and a link to a recipe
http://thisgirllovestotalk.blogspot.com/2011/12/grandparents-christmas-dinner.html
or google chocolate ripple cake
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/22748/choc+ripple+cake
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