Yodel Bûche de Noël
A creative and easy take on the classic Bûche de Noël (Yule Log) using Yodel snack cakes, decorated with chocolate frosting to look like tree bark and garnished with festive holiday decorations.
Ingredients
- •2 whole Yodel snack cakes
- •¼ cup purchased or homemade chocolate frosting
- •1 set cloth leaves
- •¼ cup maraschino cherries
- •2 tablespoons Red Hots
- •¼ cup assorted candies
- •2 tablespoons colored sugars
- •¼ cup shredded coconut
- •2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
- •1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- •2 pieces Toothpicks
- •1 piece small offset spatula
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Place Yodels in freezer 5 minutes to firm up chocolate coating, then peel off and discard (or eat!) coating.
5 min
- 2.
Using small sharp knife, cut thin slice off each end of Yodels. Cut 1 Yodel in half crosswise on angle and discard (or eat!) 1 half.
5 min
- 3.
Using toothpick, attach other half of cut Yodel to whole Yodel to form "branch." Using small offset spatula or butter knife, cover Yodels with frosting, drawing spatula in long strokes down length of "log" to give appearance of bark and leaving ends of "logs" uncovered to show spiral pattern. Once branch is secured with frosting, gently remove toothpick.
10 min
- 4.
Decorate as desired with leaves, chopped cherries or red candies for berries, brown candies and/or cocoa powder for earth, and shredded coconut or confectioner's sugar for snow.
10 min