Mocha-Orange Bûche de Noël

Name: Mocha-Orange Bûche de Noël
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 6 Tbsps butter, softened; 118 milliliters cocoa; 4 larges eggs, separated; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons instant coffee granules; 8 servings Garnishes: kumquats with leaves and fresh cranberries; 6 Tbsps milk; 1 teaspoon orange extract; 1 Tbsp grated orange rind; 3 Tbsps powdered sugar; 887 milliliters sifted powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar, divided; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 79 milliliters water

Mocha-Orange Bûche de Noël is a vegetarian side dish. One serving contains 491 calories, 6g of protein, and 12g of fat. This recipe serves 8. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have baking powder, vanillan extract, powdered sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Grease bottom and sides of a 15" x 10" jellyroll pan; line with wax paper; grease and flour wax paper. Set aside.

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All Purpose Flour

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Wax Paper

Frying Pan

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring well. Set aside.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Beat egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (2 to 4 minutes). Set aside.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Beat egg yolks in a large mixing bowl at high speed, gradually adding 1/2 cup sugar; beat 5 minutes or until thick and pale.

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Egg Yolk

Sugar

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Mixing Bowl

Add water, orange rind, and flavorings; beat well.

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Orange Zest

Water

Add flour mixture, and beat just until blended. Fold in about one-third of egg white mixture. Gently fold in remaining egg white mixture.

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Egg Whites

All Purpose Flour

Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.

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Spread

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Frying Pan

Bake at 375 for 10 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched.

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Oven

Sift 3 tablespoons powdered sugar in a 15" x 10" rectangle on a cloth towel; set aside. When cake is done, immediately loosen from sides of pan, and turn out onto sugared towel. Peel off wax paper. Starting at narrow end, roll up cake and towel together; cool completely on a wire rack, seam side down.

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Powdered Sugar

Roll

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Wax Paper

Wire Rack

Frying Pan

While cake cools, stir coffee granules into milk until coffee granules dissolve.

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Instant Coffee

Milk

Combine 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar and cocoa in a large bowl, stirring well with a wire whisk.

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Powdered Sugar

Cocoa Powder

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Whisk

Bowl

Add coffee mixture and butter to sugar mixture; beat at medium speed until smooth.

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Butter

Coffee

Sugar

Unroll cake and remove towel.

Spread cake with half of frosting; carefully reroll.

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Frosting

Spread

Cut a 1" thick diagonal slice from 1 end of cake roll.

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Roll

Place cake roll on a serving plate, seam side down; position cut piece against side of cake roll to resemble a knot, using a little frosting to "glue" it in place.

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Frosting

Roll

Spread remaining frosting over cake and knot. Score frosting with the tines of a fork to resemble tree bark. Chill cake before serving if frosting is soft.

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Frosting

Bark

Garnish, if desired.