Holiday Yule Log Cake

Its the holidays! Whether you are celebrating Christmas, Hanuka, Kwanzaa, or holiday, its a great time to add the sweets as part of your celebration.

This year I am making Holiday Yule Log cakes. Several friends have already placed their orders and here is my first one for the season. What is a Yule Log cake you ask?

The term goes way back to the 12th century, when it was customary for families on Christmas eve to sit around a fireplace and light a log. Yes, it was actually a real fire log that had to be burned for 12 hours. Families and friends would watch it burn for hours while telling ghost stories . Then over time, tradition changed and the log was replaced by luscious desserts made to represent the log. Therefore the circular tree rings on the Yule log cake.

My Yule log cakes are made french style, no oil, no butter, just natural and healthy. It is a white cake with orange zest, fresh whip cream and chocolate shavings on top with holiday decorations. A lot of love went into it to make it as delicious and pretty as can be. It is a very festive and fun dessert to have during the holidays. I still have to do all my clean up and dishes, but it was worth the hard work.