How to Make the BEST Yule Log for Christmas - and it's Gluten Free

In this video, I will show how to make the richest, most moist chocolate Christmas Yule log you have ever tasted. The best news is it is gluten-free so everyone at your table can indulge in the taste of the holidays. Enjoy this Christmas Cake. 𝗔𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘆 following 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://indd.adobe.com/view/78424700-... Of all the culinary treats that grace the French Christmas table, nothing inspires more child-like joy than a rich, chocolate Bûche de Noël. Real yule logs, the kind from living trees, have had symbolic significance to the French for centuries. Until the late 1800s, it was a widespread custom for extended families to gather under one roof and burn a sacramental log. In the soft glow of the embers, the family would drink vin cuit (cooked wine) and sing Christmas carols before attending midnight mass. My family has been giving homemade Bûche de Noel’s to friends, families, and our local community since I was a small child. This holiday season, I am sharing my favorite recipe so that you may start your own tradition. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Francois 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 00:00 Introduction 00:34 Introduction to Simple French Cooking 1:06 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐎𝐧𝐞: 𝐂𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞 2:15 Lining Your Cookie Sheet with Parchment 3:58 Separating the Eggs 4:54 Whipping Egg Whites 5:30 Adding Sugar to Egg White to Make French Meringue 6:22 Folding Meringue into Chocolate 7:48 Pouring Batter into Cookie Sheet 8:38 Cooking the cake base 9:30 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐓𝐰𝐨: 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 10:05 Cooking Sugar - The Scariest Part of the Recipe 11:26 Mealting Your Chocolate for the Buttercream 12:18 Clipping Your Candy Thermometer to the Edge of Your Pot 12:26 Beating Egg Yolks 12:51 Carefully Pouring the 236-degree Syrup into the Eggs 13:43 Beating Eggs Until Cool 14:53 Adding Butter to Buttercream 15:53 Adding Chocolate to Buttercream 17:10 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞: 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 18:00 Adding Heavy Cream to Chocolate 18:39 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 - 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 20:25 Sharing is Caring 21:00 Spreading the Buttercream 21:58 Rolling Up Your Cake 23:45 Cutting the Knots in the Tree (buche) 25:25 Spreading the Ganache Frosting 26:34 Creating a Bark Effect in the Ganache 27:06 Attaching the Knots to the Buche 29:07 Prep and Serving Tips 29:31 Meringue Mushrooms 31:32 Shaping Your Meringue Mushrooms 33:40 Cooking Your Mushrooms 34:25 Decorating with Meringue Mushrooms 37:14 Bonus: Decorating with Fresh Pine 38:33 Happy Holidays 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 Buying kitchen gadgets is a black hole that I seem to never fill. There will always be one more time-saving doodad waiting to collect dust on one of my kitchen shelves. With that spirit in mind, some of these kitchen tools listed below will make your life much easier, especially for this recipe: 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 Cake Spatula - https://amzn.to/3a0EO8I Candy Thermometer - https://amzn.to/342qUiL Digital Scale - https://amzn.to/376EcMS Electric Hand Mixer - https://amzn.to/3oOK1EZ Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer - https://amzn.to/2W5qTWO Parchment Paper - https://amzn.to/3aeMODp Cookie Sheet 13 X 18 (rimmed) - https://amzn.to/3n4Rtv3 Silicone Baking Mat - https://amzn.to/3map8lQ 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 Valrhona Chocolate Manjari - https://amzn.to/3465mBH Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chocolate Chips - https://amzn.to/2LtFZDx Simple French Cooking is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate marketing program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. When you click an affiliate link I earn a small percentage at no extra fee to you. Thank you for choosing my link. For more Simple French Recipes please purchase my brand new cookbook "French Cooking for Beginners" available at https://amzn.to/341olxc Don't forget to subscribe for more videos!    / pistouandpastis   𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐁𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥: IG: @pistouandpastis https://www.simplefrenchcooking.com/ https://simplefrenchcooking.com/