Vegan Yule Log 🎄 | Bûche de Noël | The Vegan Test Kitchen

[@cel168]

Ooh yay a vegan Yule cake!! I made them all the time as a kid. Quick tip for not cracking your génoise cake, put a damp cotton rag instead of the parchment paper and roll it with that instead :)

[@katie3451]

I’m going to try this, thank you!

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Thanks for that tip! I swear it worked great the first time! 😂

[@cel168]

@@TheVeganTestKitchen lol, we've all been a victim of beginner's luck!! Hahah

[@rafesmommy]

I love the tree in the kitchen 🤣🥳👌

[@abigailwright189]

Wow! I just made this and it is incredibly delicious!!! My cake also split like yours but you’re so right that you can cover it up with the buttercream and icing. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Glad it ended up okay for you as well!!

[@sandramendez1159]

I'm doing this awesome recipe this holiday🎄 Btw LOVE the Christmas tree in the kitchen😅

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

😂Thanks Sandra! It doesn't always stay in there (we have NO ROOM)! Hope you enjoy it 😀

[@sandramendez1159]

@@TheVeganTestKitchen ahah 😃 I bet 😉🎄Happy Holidays

[@milliem8051]

Looks beautiful and delicious. I love that you showed the cracked cake because it’ll probably crack if I make it too and now I know not to stress. I made bûche de Noel for my HS French class 20 years ago and always wanted to try again. I am saving this video for next Christmas.

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Love to hear that! I hope you enjoy it in 11 months! 😀🎄

[@beesinthegardens]

Looks delicious!

[@aSyMbolden]

My family is going to love this!

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Let me know if the un-rolling turns out better for you!

[@lauren8167]

I made this and it was SO DELICIOUS, thank you for posting. I can't wait to make it again next year. I couldn't find fresh cranberries at the store, so I used raspberries (since they are also red) and rolled them in powdered sugar to make them look snowy; they were really good. I would also recommend to someone else thinking of making this to find Pam cooking spray (make sure you buy the kind without dairy) and spray the parchment paper really really well before putting in the batter, then before you roll the cake spray the underside of the paper again prior to rolling it up. The cake really likes to stick to the parchment paper.

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

So glad to hear Lauren! And, I agree, you DEFINITELY want to make sure to grease everything VERY well--I think that might have been my main problem. The first time I made it I greased it more than this time.

[@SandrineVoxServices]

Ah! A favorite of mine, grew up in France eating this for Christmas, although it's more of a leftover from the pagans ;) I would recommend trying a vanilla rolling cake recipe and fill it with chestnut spread, the French treat, you can find them in cans or tubes, so delicious, then add the ganache and make it look like a log as you did. Been vegan for 12 yrs+ strong! Glad I found your channel!

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Ohhhhh, that sounds DELIGHTFUL.

[@SandrineVoxServices]

@@TheVeganTestKitchen It sure isssss 😉

[@annemiura7767]

Wow! Great video. I’ve tried one before but it was a failure, but now I will try again after watching this! Merry Christmas!

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Hope this one works out!

[@XXTT1]

I'm definitely going to give it a try! Thanks for the video. Stay safe

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Thanks Tomer! Let me know how it turns out for you! Stay safe as well and Merry Christmas 😀

[@navlagsinned]

What a beautiful video. Have a wonderful Christmas Eli.

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Thanks Dennis! You too :) 🎄

[@tamcon72]

This is ambitious. I think I made one of these in college, two and a half decades ago, and did not enjoy it . . . Watching you make it with such confidence is better than doing it myself, and the finished bûche looks magnificent! TFP and Merry Christmas! : )

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Well, I certainly wasn't confident after unrolling it, lol! But, it's an easy-ish thing to fix--thanks for the compliment--Merry Christmas to you too 🎄!

[@ginad3655]

excellent video - great instructions, nice, soothing music and a beautiful Christmas tree as well. Looks delicious! Merry Christmas and thanks for sharing this recipe :)

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Thanks so much Gina! Merry Christmas to you too 🎄!

[@enpasionarte]

Deliciosoooooo. Se me antoja para mi próxima cena navideña en México 😅

[@michaelworsham2724]

Glad that even a terribly cracked cake after unrolling can still be made to work. Thanks for the video.

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Gotta go with the flow sometimes!

[@elizabethe6746]

Can try a wet towel when roll and cake cools to prevent breakage. Do you need to use cake flour?

[@breathedarlingokay]

also i love ur energy in these videos... a very positive experience! super fun and very festive ☆

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Awww, thanks Amanda!

[@jenyurikouth4984]

Super😅❤ thanks

[@almareyes2192]

Love how you have your christmas tree in your kitchen 💗😂

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

😆always!

[@almareyes2192]

@@TheVeganTestKitchen love your vibe!!! Swear I you have an awesome personality! I'd totally hangout with you!😂💯💯

[@almareyes2192]

@@TheVeganTestKitchen btw I'm doing your recipe for a dinner tomorrow night going by the name of bitchin-thanksgiving!!😂

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

@@almareyes2192 haha, YES!

[@vodell4935]

This is so FESTIVE! Was that a Mary Berry ornament? Also, nice reference to the Devo song :o). This looks so yummy and a great sub using the coconut milk solids instead of heavy whipping cream for the ganache!

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

That's a Rose Nylund (Golden Girls) ornament! But I can see the resemblance to Mary Berry 😂

[@jenwylie4093]

Oh yum!!! Merry Christmas!!!

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

And to you!! Merry Christmas and Happy almost Yule! 🎄

[@FatFairyFitness]

OMG So Festive, and looks so yummy!

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

😋

[@breathedarlingokay]

i made one before i even saw this video! for the first time this year, too! it was so good. i made a tiny one and it was so rich w the chocolate ganache i made ^_^ and i naturally colored my coconut whipped topping with beetroot powder for the 'red' and homemade cranberry sauce in it too, and matcha for the green! i used espresso powder to add richness to the chocolate flavor. it was a 'perfect for tiramisu' espresso powder; perfect for baking. tbh i think espresso/coffee is a wonderful flavor for desserts i also made my yule log canesugar-free , using monkfruit sweeteners, and maple surup! it worked wonderfully

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

I love your variations! Especially the matcha--did you put that in the filling? How did that flavor work with everything?

[@Dlekapj]

just made this! Pretty much the same unrolling experience as you but it turned out amazing!

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Glad to hear the end product was good!!

[@valecbcb]

I LOVED this video. Thank you!

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

So great to hear! Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@brockplayspokemonoo7]

As I drink my Frappuccino I think what would go better with it then a Christmas cooking video :)

[@chucky6367]

I'm making this for Xmas, except l can't get fresh cranberries because it's Summer in Australia and they ripen in Autumn. So lm going to make marzipan mushrooms instead.

[@candyqueen996]

Can I replace the cocoa powder with flour if I want a vanilla cake? Great video thank you

[@seciliafeliz]

This looks amazingly delicious!👏

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Thanks Secilia!

[@fairypotioncleaning]

What should the oven temperature be? I cannot locate it anywhere.

[@TeamBroccoli]

Very creative! Looks delish!

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Oh so delish!! 🎄

[@dharrshiyniselvam7390]

Hi, I tried this but my chocolate ganche melted when I try to spread it. I followed by letting it chill and whipped it after too

[@abigailwright189]

This looks amazing. I would like to make it but will have to be a few days before Christmas. What is the best way to store this before eating? And how long does it stay good for?

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

I would probably store in the fridge, and should probably consume within 5 days.

[@abigailwright189]

Thank you!

[@anugrahagourmet3893]

hi looks delicious-good job

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Thanks :)

[@gabriellefuller6673]

Thank you for posting this, I just made a horribly rubbery and messed up vegan Yule log from an online recipe (bbc good food... do not follow this recipe!) but I will now try and do your one😊🎄

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Oh no! Sorry to hear that. Hopefully this one is better. It's not rubbery at all! Just make sure you grease everything really well, and let it cool completely before unrolling.

[@gabriellefuller6673]

@@TheVeganTestKitchen I made it yesterday morning and it was delicious, my family loved it!😁

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

@@gabriellefuller6673 So happy to hear!!

[@TXTGAL101]

Yummm

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

🤤

[@aSyMbolden]

💖

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

🤤

[@MidnightMunchiesandMore]

Holy tits!!! I’m so impressed!!! You nailed it!!!! Absolutely stunning!!! My god I just think this is the BEST video you’ve ever made!!!

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Alright--you have no idea what the means coming from you!! Thanks Cherise--Merry Christmas to you and Greg 🎄!

[@MidnightMunchiesandMore]

@@TheVeganTestKitchen happy Christmas to y’all too!!!! Lots of love!!! 💕✨💕✨

[@carollloyd7178]

Why didn’t you use vegan butter instead of shortening?

[@aSyMbolden]

Oh for the frosting? I'm doing no oil so I like whipping up a white steamed, cooled skinned sweet potato mmm :3 I'm sure it would be fine with vegan butter for you! :)

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Vegan butter should work fine for this, especially if you keep it in the fridge! I always use shortening with my "buttercream" because it performs better at room temperature 😀

[@MikeElmore]

I'd be interested to see the 'cost' of these recipes. Some vegan products are outrageously priced.

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

Agreed. We might include the total cost in the future. Believe it or not, I originally wanted to do this for all of the Veganomicon recipes, but that was one more component I just didn't want to be concerned with every episode! However, this one didn't really have any outrageous ingredients, so it should be reasonably priced!

[@nic8671]

But why is the tree in the kitchen?

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

😂 because Christmas! (it doesn't stay in there...)

[@feliciabura551]

There are no ingredients for the ganache.

[@TheVeganTestKitchen]

So sorry! I just added it, but here it is as well: Chocolate Ganache: 1 cup coconut cream (and liquid if you need it to make 1 cup) 8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips Enjoy!! 🎄