Bûche De Noël Recipe

A Bûche de Noël, or Yule Log, is a French Christmas tradition that is now popular in American celebrations. In France, it was typically enjoyed at the end of a large, late supper called le réveillion, which is served after mass on Christmas.Every Christmas, no matter how busy he is, Jacques always finds the time to make a buche or two to include in his own holiday celebrations. This basic chocolate sponge cake, or génoise, recipe is used to make the Bûche de Noël.Adapted from Jacques Torres’ “A Year in Chocolate."