yule log

• Gâteau ou dessert de Noël en forme de bûche, souvent un biscuit roulé au chocolat garni de crème ou de beurre, ou une grande bûche de bois traditionnellement brûlée dans la cheminée pendant la saison de Noël.

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.

   bûche de Noël

   • 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.

   bûche de Noël

   • 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.