ALMOND SPONGE SHEET
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 medium orange, grated rind & juice
3/4 cup almonds, blanched & ground
1 . with 3 tbsp granulated
1 . sugar
1/4 tsp almond extract
1/2 cup cake flour
3 egg whites
3 tbsp granulated sugar
1 confectioner's sugar, in a
1 . sifter
MERINGUE BASE
3 large egg whites
1 pinch salt
1/4 tsp cream of tartar, scant
1 1/3 cup granulated sugar
FILLING BASE
12 oz semisweet baker's chocolate
1 . melted with 1/3 cup
1 . strong coffee
1 tbsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp dark jamaican rum
4 tbsp butter, unsalted, softened
FILLING
4 tbsp butter, unsalted, softened
DECORATION
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa, in a tea
1 . strainer
1 confectioner's sugar, in a
1 . sifter
SPUN CARAMEL VEIL
1 cup granulated sugar
3 tbsp white corn syrup
A Recipe for
A Buche De Noel -- French Yule Log Cake
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SPECIAL EQUIPMENT SUGGESTED
A jelly-roll pan about 11 by 17 inches; butter, wax paper, and flour
for the pan; an electric blender or food processor for the aImonds; a
table-model electric mixer for the meringue; a pastry bag with
3/8-inch tube opening and a separate tube with l/8-inch opening, for
the mushrooms; a buttered and floured no-stick pas try sheet for the
mushrooms; a serving board to hold the log plenty of wax paper; an
oiled broom handle suspended between 2 chair backs and newspapers on
the floor, for the caramel. ** For the directions, please see part #2
**
Serves: 10
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