Authentic home cooking from Vietnam, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Vietnam as Buche de Noel

Buche de Noel

Name: Buche de Noel
Yield: 1 cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Cake; 6 eggs; 1/3 cup sugar (80 grams); 2/3 cup all-purpose flour (80 grams); 3 tablespoons cornstarch (20 grams); 1/3 cup whole milk (80 ml); 1/3 cup olive oil or melted butter (70 ml); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract + a pinch of cream of tartar; Decoration; A few drops of lemon juice; 1 container whipping cream; 1 bag colored chocolate for making tree decorations; Filling: jam of your choice mixed with a little whipping cream

Minh Hayes @Minh_0929

California United States

This is a tradition—every year at Christmas, we make a cake shaped like a log and decorate it with festive colors to make it look cheerful. This time, I decorated the entire cake with chocolate, and everything on the cake is edible.

Minh Hayes @Minh_0929

California United States

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Ingredients

1h30'

1 cake

Cake
6eggs
1/3 cupsugar (80 grams)
2/3 cupall-purpose flour (80 grams)
3 tablespoonscornstarch (20 grams)
1/3 cupwhole milk (80 ml)
1/3 cupolive oil or melted butter (70 ml)
1 teaspoonvanilla extract + a pinch of cream of tartar
Decoration
A fewdrops of lemon juice
1 containerwhipping cream
1 bagcolored chocolate for making tree decorations
Filling: jam of your choice mixed with a little whipping cream

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Steps

1h30'

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Separate the egg yolks and whites. In a bowl, mix the yolks with milk, oil, and vanilla. Sift in the flour and cornstarch, then mix until smooth. In another bowl, add a few drops of lemon juice to the egg whites and beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold a small amount of the egg whites into the yolk mixture to lighten it, then fold the yolk mixture back into the remaining egg whites until fully combined.

Buche de Noel 🎄 ☃
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Make sure both mixtures are well blended together.
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Pour the batter into a rectangular pan. Preheat the oven to 270°F (160°C) and bake for 10 minutes.
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Place the baked cake on parchment paper lightly brushed with oil, then roll it up with the paper to help it hold its shape.
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Unroll the cake, spread the filling inside, and roll it back up.
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Whip the cream and melt the chocolate to decorate the cake as you like. Use the colored chocolate to create tree decorations.
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The decorated Yule log cake is ready to enjoy on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!
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Here's how to draw and decorate chocolate shapes with icing after removing them from the molds. These finished chocolate pieces are used to decorate the cake.
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The finished cakes are decorated and ready. Wishing everyone a peaceful night. Merry Christmas!

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Published in the US on August 12, 2025 16:08

California United States

Nấu ăn đòi hỏi một sự đam mê và đặt niềm vui . Nấu ăn còn phải biết cách trình bày khi kết thúc món ăn với cách bày trí đó là một nghệ thuật sáng tạo cho người thưởng thức một cách ngon miệng, nên tôi dành tất cả sự đam mê trong nấu ănCooking requires passion and the ability to find joy in it. It also calls for the art of presentation — turning the final dish into a creative experience that delights the senses. That’s why I pour all of my passion into cooking.