Chocolate Chestnut Buche de Noel Recipe

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Chocolate Chestnut Buche de Noel
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Ingredients
7
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Nutrition
1667
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1 small can, 250 g, chestnut cream
  • 1/3 cup rum
  • buttercream , recipe follows
  • 1 genoise sheet cake, baked
  • meringue mushrooms, recipe follows
  • sprigs of fresh pine or holly

Directions:

  1. Place chocolate in a small bowl with 1/4 cup water. Set bowl in a pan of barely simmering water, stirring frequently until melted and smooth. Set aside to cool. Combine 1/2 cup, or more to taste, of chestnut cream into 1 slightly rounded cup of buttercream. Set aside.
  2. Assemble the Buche: Peel parchment liner from cake. Lift foil under cake and invert it onto a second sheet of foil. Remove the original foil, peeling away the browned genoise skin stuck to it. Moisten the cake with the rum, using a pastry brush. Spread chestnut buttercream evenly over the cake. Roll the cake tightly, the long way, into a log using the foil to aid you if necessary. Wrap log tightly in foil. Freeze until hard, or at least firm. The firmer the cake, the easier it will be to decorate. Log may be completed to this point, and kept frozen, up to 6 weeks. Stir chocolate mixture into remaining buttercream and refrigerate or freeze until needed. Finish and Decorate the Buche: Soften reserved chocolate buttercream and beat just until smooth. Unwrap the frozen log. Trim a fraction of an inch from each end to even the edges. Spread the log with most of the reserved chocolate buttercream. Do not frost the ends. Use a fork to texture the buttercream so that it resembles the bark of a tree. Dip a sharp knife in hot water, then wipe dry. Cut the diagonal stump off each end of the log. Set stumps aside. Transfer log to a serving platter. Affix stumps to the log. Cover bare spots with buttercream. Use the fork to touch up the bark effect as necessary. Decorate with sprigs of pine and meringue mushrooms. Store in the refrigerator. For best flavor and texture, remove Buche from the refrigerator at least an hour before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1666.7 Kcal (6978 kJ)
Calories from fat 405.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 45.08g 69%
Cholesterol 33.74mg 11%
Sodium 136.25mg 6%
Potassium 170.72mg 4%
Total Carbs 264.82g 88%
Sugars 193.45g 774%
Dietary Fiber 10.1g 40%
Protein 9.92g 20%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Iron 3.7mg 20%
Calcium 139.5mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 302.96 Kcal (1268 kJ)
Calories from fat 73.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.19g 69%
Cholesterol 6.13mg 11%
Sodium 24.77mg 6%
Potassium 31.03mg 4%
Total Carbs 48.14g 88%
Sugars 35.16g 774%
Dietary Fiber 1.84g 40%
Protein 1.8g 20%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.7mg 20%
Calcium 25.4mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 36.3
    Points
  • 40
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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