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Bûche de noël ( christmas log cake )
  Dessert Vegetarian
MEdium DifficultyMoyenMoyen
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Ingredients (for 8 people):

Cake :
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- 3/4 cups of sugar
- 3/4 cups of flour
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 juice of a lemon
- 1/2 teasp of baking powder
Butter Cream:
- 1 1/4 cups of butter
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- 2 whole eggs + 1 yolk and eventually a little bit of the white
- 2 bars of chocolate in a plate of 1/2 cup of chocolate milk
- a little instant coffee (standard Nescafé)
- 2 1/2 tbsp of marc of Burgundy


Directions:
Cake : Beat the sugar and the egg yolks until light, then add 1/2 (2tbsp) of the lemon juice and 1 tbsp of water.

Add in the baking powder, a little salt, the vanilla, the flour and the egg white, which has been beaten until stiff.

Put on parchment paper.

Bake in a preheated oven (400°F) for 10 min.
Cook in the upper part of the oven.

Cream : Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, add the eggs one at time while beating between each.

Incorporate the melted chocolate with the coffee and the marc of Burgundy.

Put the cream on the cake and roll.
Decorate the log.
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