Chef Caitlin Dysart of 2941 Restaurant shares her recipe for Bûche de Noël. Stir the egg yolks into the meringue. Lastly, fold in the cocoa powder. Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking sheet ...

The end-of-the-year holidays are the perfect time to pull out all the stops and make that really special recipe, and we’ve got one for you: the Yule log — also known as a bûche de Noël. This ...

A bûche de Noël (the classic yule log cake) represents the pinnacle of Christmas baking excellence: a beautiful centerpiece for your holiday spread that not only tastes awesome, but shows you put some ...

You can order a Buche de Noel, like this one from St. Honore Boulangerie. Or you can make one yourself at home. It takes time but is worth the effort for what Joan Harvey calls "an irresistible twirl ...

As we can imagine few things more miserable than stepping foot in any retail store on the busiest shopping day of the year, we will be spending the day after Thanksgiving drafting our holiday baking ...

Bring the water and 1¼ cups sugar to a boil. Place a candy thermometer in the sugar and then, without stirring, cook for about 15 minutes to 248 degrees (firm ball). Meanwhile, using an electric mixer ...

For cake: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 9-by-13-inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Grease paper. In a bowl, beat yolks with half the sugar on high for 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla and ...

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 15½ by 10½ baking sheet. Line the bottom with parchment paper and dust it with flour to keep the cake from sticking. 2. Whisk together the flours, salt, baking ...