When I was fifteen years old, I remember receiving an english cookbook for international cuisine as a birthday present from my Auntie. As I glance over this book, the page that really struck me was the one with a Christmas Log Cake. It was the first time I saw it and the log looks so real that it was hard for me to imagine that it was indeed a cake. After our first unforgettable encounter, many Christmasses passed but I never saw it again. I have almost forgotten about this cake until one Christmas when my husband wanting to create a "french christmas ambiance" at our apartment in Tokyo, baked a "bûche de Noël" as he called it. And that happy moment of my first encounter with this log cake came back again.
When I have learned that the December's challenge of Daring Baker's community (hosted by lovely Lis and Yvonne) is to make this Yuletide Cake Log, I was really excited. I have never baked this cake before and now here is my chance to do it. After I received the recipe and all the instructions and decided to make this cake, I knew I was up to a big challenge. Well for so many reasons. First annoying thing was that I had a problem with my oven. I noticed lately that it's not been heating up regularly. I was so worried to ask my husband to help me check-out on this because I was afraid he will notice the big burnt stain I made last week (he he he). Of course I know it's pardonnable but it would be hard for me to ask him to repair too at the same time the electric beater I just broke when I stupidly played with it massing my bread dough. Oops, he he he. I know, people call me names most often; "machine-breaker" or "ms clumsy girl" that's me. I won't deny it but I am really capable of messing things up anywhere specially in the kitchen. Another challenging part of preparing this log cake was finding the ingredients. Remember that the recipe is in english and I need to find their French equivalent in our groceries without forgetting the metric system calculations that I also need to do. Baking this cake log was like a mission "almost" impossible.
43 comments:
So many lovely yule logs! Great job!!
Love your mushrooms!
Ann
This is a so lovely recipe and pictures!! Congrats dear. Have a nice Christmas. (If you have time I put the last recipe before Christmas) xxxx Gloria
I love the mushrooms!!!
Hey Dhanggit, you don't put the recipe or I'm crazy, later maybe???? xxxx Gloria
Wow chocolate cake with mushroom combination hhmm looks deliciously tempting!
As for us, we'll stay in Marseille and we will have a very quite Christmas :D ! Hubby is on duty :( ! Enjoy the holidays there and keep warm !
Beautiful pics! Great job. I am enjoying this group already!
Congratulations on completing your first DB challenge, Dhanggit. it was great fun wasn't it? your log looks beautiful. Happy Holidays and all the best in 2008. 'see' you around.XO
Wonderful job! Bravo! It looks exquisite! Welcome to the DBs! And I just realised you lived in Aix en Provence. I was born there and raised in a village nearby, Calas-Cabries. My bedroom window faced the Sainte Victoire! I miss it so much!!
Great job on completing your first challenge. The mushrooms are exquisite.
What a lovely log cake. Great job!! Wishing you and your family Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year
Looks wonderful! I love the first pic with the lighting...
Happy Holidays!
Merry Chirstmas & Happy New Year to you!
I love your picture! The lighting makes it even more realistic looking. Great job!
FABULOUS!! I know about silly ovens, but you did a great job and got it done!! Congrats :O)
Great photo. Your mushrooms look exqusite.The whole project worked out great for you. Happy Holidays.
Beautiful bûche, Dhanggit! Well done on your first challenge. Welcome to DB!
Lovely log and great pics! Beautiful mushrooms as well!
all you daring bakers have really outdone yourselves this time. Simply fasntastic Dhanggit. yum yum !
gosh, my blog reader has been sleeping! I've missed so many posts :( Merry Christmas, Dhanggit!!
Beautiful yule log Dhanggit - scrummy ;O) This would look perfect on the afternoon Christmas table!!
Happy Christmas & New Year 2008!!
Rosie x
Beautiful log..no wonder everyone gave you the thumbs up :-)
Lovely log cake!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and family!
Dhanggit that is a lovely write up! And perfectly wonderful log and mushrooms. Love the way the last member of the jury came in!
Welcome. You are a Daring Baker!
Dhanggit,
This is gorgeous!
I hope you make a bûche de Noël again next year - you have a knack for it.
Feel free to read about my yule log here.
Julius from Occasional Baker
Heroic story of triumph! Your log turned out great, but I'm not surprised, all your stuff always looks so perfect!
So glad it was a success with everyone. Job well done.
No surprise that the jury gave their unanimous approval. Nice job!
That is simply gorgeous! Well done!
The mushrooms are really well done!! :)
Yule log tooooo !!!! A proud baker indeed!!
I'd risk eating the shroom's!..too cute. Great job on the log:)
wow, your log looks so real..an the effect of the veins on the ark with chocoloate are really amazing! great job girl!
Merry X'mas and a happy New Year to you too!
Great job on completing your first DB challenge. Glad your neighbor was nice enough to lend you her oven so you could participate in this one. Your log and mushrooms look fabulous!
Your pictures are so cute. I love the mushrooms.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS DHANGGIT!!!
Congratulations on the success of your chocolate log cake. It looks soooo yummy! I also agree that it looks pretty realistic specially with the cute, lovely mushrooms!
Your Bûche de Noël looks absolutely stunning! What a great job you did!
Beautiful Buche de Noel!
It looks too good to eat.
I wish you many happy hours of baking and enjoying life in 2008!
xoxo
Gabi
I would definitely dare with those mushrooms. They're so enticing.
It's lovely! I admire your fortitude. I'm not sure I could have borrowed the neighbors oven. I wouldn't have been that dedicated!
looks lovelyy dhanggit and happy holidays
Wow, very impressive dhanggit! Happy New Year!
Oh, your post is so cute!! I love the mushrooms :) You made a gorgeous yule log. Happy new year!
jen at use real butter
Oooh! I'm so impressed. Your log and especially the mushrooms look so realistic.
Hello everyone!! thank you so much for dropping by!! thank you too for all your compliments on my first DB challenge!! Happy New Year to all!!
Post a Comment