Burning a Yule Log, known as the “Bûche de Noël”, is a Christmas tradition that dates back to the 19th century in France. Families would burn the special log starting on Christmas eve. The burning symbolises the new year to come and welcomes good luck to the family. Today, the log is presented as a delicious log-shaped sponge cake in an assortment of flavours.
We’ve scoured Singapore for these mouthwatering confections, because really, we all deserve a treat for making it through this difficult year.
Confetti Fireplace Cake
Swensens
www.swensens.com.sg
This is made with Cereal ice cream, a new and Christmas exclusive flavour. This celebratory cake is coated in chocolate ganache and topped with chocolate ‘firewood’. If you’d like to try the ice cream on its own, Cereal Ice Cream as well as another Christmas special, Dark Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream, are available in takeaway pints. Also, consider the other Chtistmas specia, the Sticky Chewy Log.
Ivory Christmas Celebration Log Cake
Goodwood Park Hotel
www.goodwoodparkhotel.com
As part of its 120-year anniversary, Goodwood Park Hotel has introduced this Christmas special which is embellished with gold flakes and chocolate pastillas snowflakes.
A Napoleon cake with roasted macadamia nuts and lemon crémeux is blanketed in creamy Valrhona ivory chocolate mousse. The white chocolate sheets are hand-trimmed to form Goodwood Park Hotel’s Grand Tower wing.
Raspberry Chocolate Logcake – Fantasy In The Woods
Cat & the Fiddle
www.catandthefiddle.com
Resembling the timeless classic but with a twist, this roulade (rolled pastry) creation is made with velvety chocolate cheese that is filled with hazelnut crisps and a tart raspberry mousse centre. It’s a log cheesecake, but wrapped in almond sponge.
Cajette de Fraises
Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
www.shangri-la-sgdining.com
A vanilla sponge log cake, but with fluffy honey yoghurt mousse layered atop strawberry confit jam and decked with juicy strawberries. It’s crafted to resemble a crate and even comes with an edible border made from white chocolate.
Chocolate Crunch Log Cake
All Things Delicious
www.allthingsdelicious.sg
A crunchy filling and premium gianduja chocolate, this glistening chocolate log cake is covered in a chocolate glaze and topped with pretty chocolate snowflakes. It’s made with unrefined sugar, cage-free eggs, cultured butter, and is free from artificial colours or flavours. Also check out their other Christmas specials: Carrot Log Cake, Mango Passionfruit Log Cake.
Christmas Keto Chocolate Log Cake – Chocolate Ganache
Ange Bakes Keto
www.angebakesketo.com
What if you want to chomp on sweet cakes, but worry about sugar intake? This dark chocolate sponge cake roll with chocolate chantilly cream is covered with their special Nama Chocolate ganache. Ingredients used are: Almond flour, butter, heavy cream, eggs, 90% dark chocolate, natural sugar substitute erythritol and allulose.
