A Yule Log is a dessert served during the Christmas season that is made to resemble a fireplace log.Buzzle.com: Buche de Noel The dessert is derived from the tradition of burning a wooden log, also called the Yule Log, around the time of the Winter Solstice.Hymns and Carols: Yule Log
Yule Log Story
A Yule Log is originally an Eastern European tradition in where a log of wood is burned in the fireplace during the Christmas season. The log can be burned during the Winter Solstice, on Christmas Eve or at many other times during the holiday festivities. It is also a feature of modern pagan practices.The Cottage: Yule Log
French bakers created a dessert as a substitute for the traditional burning of the Yule Log in Napoleonic France when chimneys were not allowed to be used. Families would then sit around the confection, for their gatherings instead of the previously warm hearth.Buzzle.com: Buche de Noel
Yule Cake Decorating
Yule Log Merchandise
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Originated in France
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Buche de Noel and Christmas Log
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Decorated as a log that is ready to burn
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Traditionally created as a chocolate cake filled with buttercream
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Normally served with a portion cut from the end to represent a cut log
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Decorated with meringue mushrooms, berries and powdered sugar
