Online Cooking Class

Bûche de Noël (Yule Log)

Mon | Dec 20, 2021 | 5:30–8P PT

Teacher Sasha Crehan

Making this festive European dessert at home is completely achievable and loads of fun! Pastry chef and avid home baker Sasha Crehan will teach you to prepare and assemble all components of the holiday season’s most sought after sweet.
Cocoa Soufflé Roll, tender chocolate sponge cake, is a great basic to repurpose in lots of ways for your future dessert creations. Espresso Mascarpone makes a sophisticated, creamy filling (omit the coffee, if you choose). Chocolate Ganache Icing, another pastry tool kit basic, is the dramatic, utterly delicious "bark" for your yule log, and charming Meringue Mushrooms are the finishing touch.
Your assembled dessert will keep, refrigerated, for up to 6 days, or frozen for a month or more. Join us to make this delicious centerpiece worthy of any celebration table!

Menu | Recipes

Bûche de Noël: Cake+Assembly
Cocoa Soufflé Roll (GF optional)

Bûche de Noël: Filling & Icing
Espresso Mascarpone Cream | Chocolate Ganache

Meringue Mushrooms

Bonus: Sugared Cranberries


Handout

Bûche de Noël:
Timeline and Assembly


Ingredient/Equipment Prep

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Our online experiences are live and interactive

Got questions? You’ll get to ask them. Wondering if your dough/sauce/whatever looks right? You’ll be able to show the teacher and find out.

You only need to purchase one spot per household. This experience is held via Zoom, with a maximum of 14 students – you will receive instructions for logging in after registering. For ingredient, equipment and prep lists (when applicable), click on the ‘VIEW THE LIST’ button on this page. Printable recipes and handouts are available 48 hours prior to the start of the experience. Cooking classes are recorded, and you may view the videos by logging into your account on our website.

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About the teacher

Sasha Crehan

SASHA CREHAN teaches The Civic Kitchen’s Learn to Bake series for home bakers. She believes that once her students understand the chemistry behind the magic of perfectly whipped egg whites, the multifaceted personality of sugar, and the glory of butter, they can fully immerse themselves in the joy of successful baking.
Sasha studied Pastry Arts at Tante Marie’s Cooking School. After years of working as a pastry chef at Bay Area restaurants and bakeries such as Bay Wolf, Garibaldi’s, Café Rouge and Sweet Adeline Bakeshop, she returned to her alma mater to teach the Professional Pastry Course and many recreational classes. Sasha has also worked as a freelance baker of specialty cakes and desserts for weddings and other celebrations.