Bûche de Noël II Recipe - A Delicious Dessert from France

Ingredients

• 3 egg yolks
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar
• 1 medium orange, grated rind and juice
• 0.75 cup almonds, blanched and ground with 3 tbsp granulated sugar
• 0.25 tsp almond extract
• 0.5 cup cake flour
• 3 egg whites
• 3 tbsp granulated sugar
• confectioner's sugar, sifted
• 12 oz (340 g) semisweet baker's chocolate, melted with 0.33 cup strong coffee
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp Jamaican dark rum
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa, sifted
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tbsp white corn syrup