Maple Walnut Bûche de Noël Recipe | Epicurious.com
"Cakes resembling Yule logs are very popular at Christmastime in Canada and the United States. Though you'll see them in bakery windows elaborately decorated with marzipan woodland animals and meringue mushrooms, we went with a simpler but more elegant look. Active time: 1 1/4 hr Start to finish: 3 1/2 hr (includes making buttercream and brittle)..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 1/4 cups walnuts (4 1/2 oz), toasted and cooled
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1/4 cup cake flour (not self-rising)
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/3 cup plus 4 tablespoons sugar
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4 large eggs, warmed in a bowl of hot water 5 minutes and then separated
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1 1/2 tablespoons Canadian whiskey
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla
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1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
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Maple meringue buttercream
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Walnut brittle
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