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French Buche de Noel
French Buche de Noel
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Looking for inspirations for a different Christmas cake this year? Why not try a homemade French Buche de Noel, also known as Christmas log or Yule Log! A dark sponge cake filled with and covered with chocolate mousse. Have fun decoration the cake with Christmas decorations. Don’t forget to offer a piece to Santa, he will like it as well.

Ingredient List for 10 servings:
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30 gr Flour
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60 gr Potato flour
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3 Eggs
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80 gr Sugar
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2 tablespoons Cacao powder
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1 teaspoon Baking powder

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200 gr Dark choclate
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300 ml Whip cream
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2 Egg yellows

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200 gr Milk chocolate mousse
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300 ml Whip cream
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2 Egg yellows

Oven temperature:
250 degrees Celsius
Instructions:
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With an electrical mixer, mix the whip cream to a hard foam.
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Melt the chocolate on low heat in a casserole. Take away the casserole from the heat and let it rest for 10 minutes.
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Whip the egg yellows and add the melted chocolate and mix well.
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Add the melted chocolate in the whip cream and mix gently. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes.

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With an electrical mixer, mix the whip cream to a hard foam.
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Melt the chocolate on low heat in a casserole. Take away the casserole from the heat and let it rest for 10 minutes.
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Whip the egg yellows and add the melted chocolate and mix well.
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Add the melted chocolate in the whip cream and mix gently. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes.

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Start the oven at 250 degrees Celsius.
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Mix all the ingredients for the cake in a bowl.
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Place a baking paper on a baking sheet and spread evenly the batter on the paper. Place in the middle of the oven for 5 minutes.
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Take out the cake and let it cool down.
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Cut the cake so you have 2 pieces, 1 piece for the bottom, and 1 piece that will cover the cake.
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Place the part that will cover the cake in a buche cake form. Spread the milk chocolate mousse on the cake in the form.
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Place the bottom on top of the mousse.
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Place the form. plate/serving plate that will be used to serve the cake on. Turn the cake up side down.
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Spread evenly the dark chocolate mousse over the cake.
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Decorate the cake with some Christmas decoration.

A selection of recipes from the same country.
This recipe is from France
This is a homemade pie with sauerkraut which is delicious and will impress your dinner guests. The pie resemble a quiche but is made with an traditional pie bottom instead of a puff pastry dough. Making a pie with your fermented cabbage is a good way of using leftover sauerkraut you have at home. It is typical to serve a lettuce salad on the side which fits very good with the flavor of the sauerkraut.
This soft cake is very quick to prepare and will become a favorite after trying it. The cake is very soft and the dark chocolate gives it a nice taste. You can use it as a base together with many different variations of fillings beside chocolate. It goes perfect together with berries and white chocolate.
Homemade French Christmas cookies shaped as the face of Santa Claus. Fun to make together with the children but it requires some patients for the decorations. But in the end, it is all worth it when you see the smile of the children and adults when you finally serve them.
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