yule log

• Traditioneller Weihnachtskuchen oder Nachtisch in Form eines Baumstamms, oft aus Schokoladenbiskuit, der mit Creme oder Buttercreme gerollt wird, oder ein großer Holzklotz, der traditionell während der Weihnachtszeit im Kamin verbrannt wurde.

A traditional Christmas cake or dessert shaped like a log, often made of chocolate sponge cake rolled with cream or buttercream, or a large log of wood traditionally burned in the hearth during the Christmas season.

1. Christmas cakeB1formal

   A traditional Christmas dessert shaped like a log, made of sponge cake rolled with cream or chocolate filling and covered in chocolate icing to resemble bark.

   Weihnachtsbaumstamm

   • For dessert, we served a delicious yule log with chocolate frosting.
   • She baked a yule log for the Christmas party.
   • The yule log was decorated with meringue mushrooms and powdered sugar.

2. Traditional Christmas logB2formalbritish

   A large log traditionally burned in the hearth on Christmas Eve as part of ancient winter solstice celebrations.

   Weihnachtsscheit

   • The family gathered around the fireplace to burn the yule log.
   • In olden times, the yule log was kept burning for twelve days.
   • The tradition of the yule log dates back to pagan times.