The Yule log dessert, or Bûche de Noël, is a French Christmas cake symbolizing the ancient tradition of burning a large log for the winter solstice.
The dessert evolved from burning a real log to eating a rolled sponge cake decorated like bark to bring good luck and prosperity, with bakers adding creative designs like mushrooms and holly from sugar or marzipan. Click here to read the rest of the story.
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