Yule Log

Yule log, also known as Christmas tree stem or Bûche de Noël, is a traditional dessert served around the Christmas season in France, Belgium, Quebec, Viet Nam,Lebanon, French-speaking countries and several other Christian in the United Kingdom. As the name implies, the cake is generally prepared, presented and garnished so that that looks like a wood block that is ready to throw on the fire.

The traditional Yule log is made from a Génoise or other biscuit, usually baked in a large, shallow Swiss rolpan, glazed, rolled into a cylinder shape and glazed on the outside again. The most common combination is a yellow sponge cake, glazed and filled with butter cream of chocolate, but there are many variations on the traditional recipe.

The cakes are often decorated with powdered sugar (to mimic snow), twigs, fresh berries and mushrooms made of meringue . They are often served with a portion cut off from one end of the cake that is placed on top of the top of the cake, or there is an excellent section on the side of cake cut off to mimic a severed branch, often together with a bark-like looking texture. created by a fork by the enamel to pick up.

The tradition goes back to an old Christian, for use during the Winter Solstice with a real tree stump (theTió de Nadal, joel block or skakantzalos) in the family fireplace was stoked. Then for the Christianization of Europe the Winter Solstice was celebrated, it was a use by the pater familias to a good stump wood from the forest to choose. Some sources make mention of a stump of a fruit tree as a symbol of the abundance. This Stump was with much ceremony to the hearth of the family home and had to be kept burning as long as possible to bring happiness in the new year that followed on the Winter Solstice. Also sometimes blessed the stump with wine or salted water. Even preserving the ashes of the stump would bring good luck (see also vibhuti). Strewing on the edit fields was useful. This technique is also used by means of the burning of the residues of previous crops, so probably was based on experience. The retention of the ashes indoors would provide protection against lightning.