Christmas Yule Log (Buche de Noel) Recipe - (4.5/5)

Ingredients

• Chocolate Pastry Cream:
• 1/3 cup plus 2 Tbsp sugar, divided
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• 4 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup + 1 Tbsp whole milk
• 1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• Vanilla Sponge Roll:
• 5 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup + 6 Tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2/3 cup cake flour, sifted
• 4 egg whites
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Ganache:
• 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/3 cup corn syrup
• Garnish:
• Small meringue cookies
• Pine tree branches
• Maraschino cherries
• Decorative holly