Caramel-Orange Buche De Noel Part 1
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
-BUTTERCREAM
6 lg Egg yolks
1/3 c Firmly packed dark brown
-sugar
2 tb All purpose flour
1 1/2 c Half and half
8 oz Imported white chocolate
-(such as Lindt), chopped
1 1/2 ts Grated orange peel
-CAKE
1 1/2 c Toasted sliced almonds
2 tb Unbleached all purpose
-flour
6 lg Eggs, separated
10 tb Firmly packed dark brown
-sugar
1 ts Grated orange peel
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 ts Cream of tartar
1/8 ts Salt
Powered sugar
1 c (2 sticks) unsalted
-butter, room temperature
1 tb Grand Marnier or other
-orange liqueur
Pine twigs
Candied Cranberries (see
-recipe below) or fresh
-currants
The buche de Noel, or Christmas log, was created in the latenineteenth century by Parisian pastry chefs, who were inspired by thereal logs that burned on hearths throughout the night on ChristmasEve. (…)