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Yule Log (Bûche de Noël) with Espresso Mascarpone Filling
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Yule Log (Bûche de Noël) with Espresso Mascarpone Filling

20 ingredients 1 hr 8 to 10 servings openrecipes
Yule Log (Bûche de Noël) with Espresso Mascarpone Filling

A Yule Log recipe (otherwise known as Bûche de Noël) with an espresso-mascarpone filling and chocolate ganache icing.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1135
Calories
30g
Protein
54g
Fat
127g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Mascarpone 2 tbsp (28g) 120
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coffee not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • :
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 6 ounces semisweet chocolate or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • :
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons espresso powder
  • 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 16 ounces (2 cups) mascarpone cheese
  • :
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting baking sheet
  • 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into two pieces
  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • ¼ cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder, sifted, plus more for unmolding
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 6 eggs, separated, at room temperature
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar

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By browneyedbaker · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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