Anyone ever make a Yule log?
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Anonymous
| I am considering attempting this. Anyone successfully make one and have advice? I keep thinking the cake will far apart when rolled up. |
Anonymous
| Yep - it's not that hard. Just be patient when you roll it but I was surprised at how relatively easy it was. And it has a great presentation! |
Anonymous
| Oh yes! You can do it. There are plenty of recipes with pictures online. |
Anonymous
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Melissa Clark at the NYTimes has a video on how to make one:
www.nytimes.com/video/dining/100000003263795/buche-de-noel.html |
Anonymous
| Thanks - it says "use a cotton kitchen towel". I have terry cloth type towels. Should I use a tea towel instead or it doesn't matter? |
Anonymous
Yes, use a tea towel. Don't use terry cloth. |
Anonymous
| Super easy. The sponge cake is different than the cake you are used to. It will be fine. If it dies break the icing will cover it anyway. |
Anonymous
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There's a recipe in this week's Wine Spectator for a chocolate roulade that looks pretty easy and can be adapted.
It called for using parchment paper, not a towel. |
Anonymous
I used to make these before kids. 
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Anonymous
| Used to do this all the time. Not hard at all. Just give it a shot. |
Anonymous
Unless you like the taste of lint.
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Anonymous
| Make meringue mushrooms to go with it! They might just be the cutest thing I've ever baked and were super easy. |
Anonymous
I've made mushrooms out of mini cupcakes before, but I like the idea of meringues! |
Anonymous
| I did one last year 100% from scratch with merangue mushrooms. It took forever (it was the particular recipe I used), but it was delicious and looked great. |
Anonymous
| I did it a few years ago. Maybe Martha's recipe? Or at least part of it was from Martha. The mushrooms were easy & made it look fancy. It's not a quick project, but it's not hard! |