While pulling out the stops for a fabulous Christmas feast — foie gras mousse to accompany cocktails, crown roast of lamb or prime rib and Yorkshire pudding for the main course — more people are also ...

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 ...

Forget the bottle of cheap wine and bring a festive Christmas cake to this year’s holiday party. Here are few places offering especially good ones. The popular SoHo bakery owned by pastry chef ...

Buche de noel, also known as a yule log, is a traditional Christmas dessert in France, often served on Christmas Eve or after Christmas Day dinner. It's a roulade, or rolled cake, filled and iced with ...

Sweets this time of year take on all kinds of whimsical shapes: cookies cut into stars, stockings and gingerbread men, candy canes, peanut butter balls ... or logs covered in frosting. Yes, really — ...

Bûche de Noël is the French term for Yule log cake, that traditional Christmas dessert shaped like a tree trunk. Why is it shaped like a tree trunk? The story goes back to Medieval times, when ...

1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C/gas mark 4). Lightly grease the bottom and sides of the half sheet pan. Line the bottom with parchment and lightly ...

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 ...

For Paul and Marcia Masse, Christmas began in July. That's when their busy Berkeley bakery, Masse's, received its first call about a buche de Noel. Never mind that Christmas was still months away, or ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. When I was a student in culinary school, I became obsessed with the buche de noel -- also known as the Yule log cake. I started by making one for the members of my team for ...

Sweets this time of year take on all kinds of whimsical shapes: cookies cut into stars, stockings and gingerbread men, candy canes, peanut butter balls ... or logs covered in frosting. Yes, really — ...