Noel Provencal

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A Yule log or bûche de Noël (French pronunciation: [byʃ də nɔɛl] ) is a traditional Christmas cake, often served as a dessert, especially in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Vietnam, and Quebec, Canada. Variants are also served in the United States, United Kingdom, Cambodia, Scandinavia, Portugal, Spain, and Japan. Made of sponge cake, to resemble a miniature actual Yule log, it is a form of sweet roulade. The cake emerged in the 19th century, probably in France, before spreading to other countries. It is traditionally made from a genoise, generally baked in a large, shallow Swiss roll pan, iced, rolled to form a cylinder, and iced again on the outside. The most common combination is basic yellow sponge cake and chocolate buttercream, though many variations that include chocolate cake, ganache, and icings flavored with espresso or liqueurs exist. Yule logs are often served with one end cut off and set atop the cake, or protruding from its side to resemble a chopped off branch. A bark-like texture is often produced by dragging a fork through the icing, and powdered sugar sprinkled to resemble snow. Other cake decorations may include actual tree branches, fresh berries, and mushrooms made of meringue or marzipan. The name bûche de Noël originally referred to the Yule log itself, and was transferred to the dessert after that custom had fallen out of popular use. References to it as bûche de Noël or, in English, Yule Log, can be found from at least the Edwardian era (for example, F. Vine, Saleable Shop Goods (1898 and later).

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Article title : Yule log (cake)
"de Noël (Champagne), Choque in Picard). In Argonne, Lorraine, hoche, oche, hoque, toc, mouchon (Angoumois) depending on the village. In Provençal the..."
Article title : Michel Corrette
"YouTube Corrette: Noël provençal, by Jean-Luc Perrot, organ Callinet, church Notre-Dame to Saint-Etienne Video on YouTube Corrette: Noël Je me suis levé..."
Article title : Nonesuch Records discography
"Quartets 79049 Carlos Salzedo: Suite of Eight Dances, Short Fantasy on a Noel Provençal, Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol, Ballade, Scintillation, Traipsin'..."
Article title : Marcel Grandjany
"Londonderry Air, Op. 20 Bagatelles, Op. 22 Old Chinese Song, Op. 23 Noël provençal, Op. 24 Children's Hour, Suite, Op. 25 Two Duets for 2 harps, Op. 26..."
Article title : M. L. Longworth
"The Secrets of the Bastide Blanche (A Provençal Mystery Book 7), Penguin USA (2018) A Noël Killing (A Provençal Mystery Book 8), Penguin USA (2019) The..."
Article title : Paul Arène
"Paul-Auguste Arène (26 June 1843 – 17 December 1896) was a Provençal poet and French writer. Arène was born in Sisteron, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the..."
Article title : Gibassier
"is more moist and is raised. It is part of the thirteen desserts of a Provençal Christmas, which is the only time of year that it is produced whereas..."
Article title : County of Provence
"Provincia gave rise to the Provençal form Proensa, which evolved into Provensa, then Prouvença (in Simon-Jude Honnorat’s [fr] Provençal dictionary), and eventually..."
Article title : Christmas
"Italian presepi (Neapolitan [it], Genoese [it] and Bolognese [it]), or the Provençal crèches in southern France, using hand-painted terracotta figurines called..."
Article title : Placide Cappeau
"music by Adolphe Adam and known in English as "O Holy Night" or "Cantique de Noël". He was born on 25 October 1808 in Roquemaure (Gard). He was the son of..."

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