Yule Log

Also known as Buche de Noel.

This one has spiced cranberry orange buttercream in the log, and the bark is chocolate buttercream.  There are little mushroom meringues and some cocoa nibs near the base.  We also made this Fraisier

It has a milk sponge cake base, fresh strawberries, vanilla creme mousseline (pastry cream lightened with butter) and is topped with marzipan.  We made the marzipan ourselves, and I forgot how to write a cursive capital “F.”  It’s pretty close though, I think.