Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2011

Delicious and quite easy to make. I made this for Christmas Eve and everyone loved it. It takes like a mousse cake. I took another reviewers advice and beat the hell out of the yolks-until it looked liked melted butter. I used the whipped cream for filling and had plenty to frost the cake. I decorated with fresh cranberries and mint leaves to resemble holly. Turned out delicious and very pretty!

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Mamita

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2011

My family was stunned when they saw the Buche. Not only were they shocked at how pretty it was but they were amazed at how great it tasted. I made a cocoa buttercream frosting to go with it. The cake is so rich that it probably doesn't need it, although it does help with the looks. Perfect luxury for the gluten free folks in your life.

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susanbryg

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2011

I've always wanted to make one of these. It came out great. Very tasty - no leftovers.

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mharrold2

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2011

This recipe is absolutely delicious. I agree with those who suggested spraying the parchment paper. It does help. That said, the product was extremely difficult to roll -- it kept cracking. The refrigeration helped keep it all together...and my family raved about it. While I swore I'd never make it again due to dealing with the cracking, I may change my mind after the family feedback and tasting it myself. It truly is a fine holiday treat.

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Sazzy1

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2011

This cake was a little extra work, but really fabulous and everyone loved it. I didn't frost mine, and I feel like it would have been too sweet if I had. I dusted the towel with confectioner's sugar (very generously) before turning the cake onto it AND dusted the cake before rolling. It kind of looked like a birch log when I finished, so I cut a piece of copy paper into narrow triangular strips, laid them across the cake and gave it an extra dusting of confectioner's sugar. I also added some extra striations with a vegetable peeler. I've uploaded the picture to share. This one might become a yearly tradition!

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Cuddlebugs333

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2011

Super easy recipe, and it comes out great, I've done it 2 years in a row now. But, last year I thought the chocolate whipped cream filling was too chocolatey, so I would back off the cocoa there just a bit. Also, I used Whip-It whipped cream stabilizer, and it holds up really well, even at room temp (accidentally left it on the counter all last night).

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cgnc

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2011

I prefer the other roll up recipes to this one. Just too rich for any of us. Maybe with a non-chocolate filling it would have been better. Too bad.

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IA Barb

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Webster City, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2011

This was very tasty. However, unless you already have 3 "large bowls" suitable for mixing, you have some hassle with washing bowls and transferring e.g. the whipped cream mixture to a medium bowl so you can re-use the bowl for another step.

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kira

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2011

I used to have this back home when I was a kid, and I wanted to start this tradition again, OMG it was a hit, going to make it for many years to come, glad I spared the parchment paper...again thank you for the recipe

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cleo30

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2011

Lots of ways to hide your mistakes (and I made a lot, even dropping the cake and rescuing it just before it hit the floor). Happily there was more than sufficient filling to "ice" cake. Clutch marks couldn't be seen. I added a sprig of holly with red berries. Very pretty. Guests all loved it. Four stars only because it's such a pain to assemble.

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