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- Cuisine: French
- Prep Time: 20 min(s)
- Cook Time: 40 min(s)
- Serves 10
Pastry chef Marc Frissard moved to Australia 10 years ago. In 2010, he opened his own French patisserie called Gateaux by MF in Melbourne.
In his bakery, which is also a little French cafe, you can enjoy delicious French cakes and pastries. Today, Marc Frissard shares how to make the Christmas log.
*You'll need a Christmas log mould for this recipe.
Ingredients
Gluten-free chocolate sponge250g egg whites
50g caster sugar
130g dark cooking chocolate
30g unsalted butter
30g egg yolks
Chocolate mousse
200g egg yolks
70g water
100g caster sugar
345g dark chocolate (64% minimum cocoa content)
80g milk chocolate
490g cream
250g of frozen or fresh raspberries
Preparation
To prepare the gluten-free chocolate sponge, preheat oven to 170°C.In a bowl, make a meringue by beating the egg whites with 1/3 of the sugar until fluffy. Gradually add the remaining sugar, beating constantly, to form a peak.
Melt the chocolate and butter over a double boiler (bain-marie).
Add the egg yolks to the chocolate mixture. Gently fold in the meringue.
Spread mixture onto a baking sheet lined with greaseproof paper. Bake in preheated oven for 13 minutes.
Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to prevent from drying. Cut the sponge into 2 strips lengthways (to fit the inside and the base of the log mould).
To prepare the chocolate mousse, place the sugar and water in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil until a syrup forms. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
Melt the chocolate over a double boiler (bain-marie).
In a bowl, whip the cream until soft peaks form. Set aside.
Over a double boiler, pour the warm sugar syrup over the egg yolks, whisking constantly, for 4 minutes. Using a hand mixer, whisk the mixture until it has cooled completely (it should be pale in colour and very light and fluffy).
Add one-third of the whipped cream to the chocolate, whisking vigorously, until just combined.
Using a whisk, gently fold in the sugar syrup mixture and the remaining cream.
Assembling layers
Line a Christmas log mould with greaseproof paper or cling wrap.
Pour one-third of the chocolate mousse into the mould.
Place the narrower strip of gluten-free chocolate sponge on top of the mousse. Pour in a further one-third of chocolate mousse. Spread the raspberries on the mousse. Pour in the remaining mousse. Top with the larger strip of gluten-free chocolate sponge.
Place the Christmas log in the freezer for at least 4 hours. Turn out the log from the mould and decorate before serving.
If you enjoyed this Christmas log recipe (bûche de Nöel) then browse more French recipes, dessert recipes, cake recipes, christmas recipes, child-friendly recipes, chocolate recipes, entertaining recipes and our most popular hainanese chicken rice recipe.
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