Holidays and Events Recipes Christmas Desserts Cakes 7 Impressive Yule Log Recipes for Christmas By Ita Mac Airt Ita Mac Airt Ita Mac Airt is a longtime member of the Allrecipes Editorial team, starting in the original Seattle headquarters as one of the site's first content producers. She went on to manage several of Allrecipes' international websites before rejoining the Allrecipes.com editorial team in 2023. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Updated on October 29, 2021 Close Photo: kaolinite Bûche de Noël, or Yule log, is the most traditional Christmas cake in France. It's a light jelly-roll style cake that's filled with a decadent chocolate cream filling and rolled up into the shape of a log for an impressive holiday dessert. Yule logs are often covered with chocolate ganache to create the appearance of tree bark and dusted with confectioners' sugar to resemble freshly fallen snow. Find lots of inspiration in this scrumptious collection of Bûche de Noël cake recipes that don't just look beautiful — they taste wonderful, too! 01 of 08 Chocolate Decadence Yule Log View Recipe This detailed, step-by-step recipe tells you how to create a classic French Bûche de Noël for a spectacular holiday cake. Decorate the log with edible holly leaves, berries, and meringue mushrooms. "All I can say is WOW!" says home cook DLA IN BETHANY. "I made this for our Christmas Day dinner and it knocked people out! Chocolaty and creamy — truly decadent!" 02 of 08 Chocolate Yule Log View Recipe Chocolate Yule Log. Chef John Chef John's chocolate Yule log is a must-try for the holiday season! You can drizzle the baked sponge with a splash of rum or kirsch if you are serving adults. Carve lines into the ganache using the tip of a knife to create the appearance of tree bark and garnish with meringue mushrooms and fresh rosemary sprigs to resemble tree branches. 03 of 08 Buche de Noel (Yule Log) View Recipe bookchick07 Impress your guests with this chocolate cake that's filled with sweetened whipped cream, then rolled up into a log shape and covered in rich chocolate ganache for a superb Christmas dessert. "This is a no fail cake!" says home cook Mary Ellen. "I did roll it while hot and it rolled beautifully. When I unrolled it to cover in cream it was perfect!" How to Make Ganache 04 of 08 Classic Yule Log View Recipe Tracy M A chocolate jelly-roll style cake is filled with cream and covered in a rich chocolate frosting. Run a fork through the chocolate frosting to create a tree bark effect and have fun garnishing the Yule log with marzipan red and green leaves, cinnamon candies, and snowmen for a very festive Christmas dessert that the whole family will adore! 05 of 08 Buche de Noel View Recipe kaolinite See how to make this heavenly gluten-free chocolate cake. You'll fill it with chocolate whipped cream, then roll it up and decorate it to look like a Yule log. Dust the finished cake with confectioners' sugar to resemble freshly fallen snow on a log for a show-stopping festive dessert. Home cook AGGIE2004 gave this recipe a glowing review: "This cake received applause at our Christmas dinner!" 06 of 08 Yule Log Cake View Recipe Allrecipes Rich chocolate buttercream and a delicate sponge cake create this Christmas Yule log cake. "As delicious to eat as it is pretty to look at!" says Stella, the recipe submitter. "Add optional decorations, such as forest berries, meringue mushrooms, mini evergreen trees, etc." 07 of 08 Chocolate Swiss Roll View Recipe Deb C. This chocolate Swiss roll cake (or roulade) is a simpler and smaller version of the French classic Bûche de Noël. It's filled with a Nutella-flavored cream, and well worth a try if you're looking for a deliciously light but impressive dessert for the holidays. Check out our collection of Christmas Cake Recipes. 08 of 08 More Like This LauraF Elegant Christmas Desserts Vintage Christmas Cake Recipes Christmas Desserts Inspired by the Great British Baking Show Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit