Chocolate, Orange and Macadamia Buche De Noel Recipe

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Chocolate, Orange and Macadamia Buche De Noel
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Ingredients
21
Count
Nutrition
916
Calories
Total time
900
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Cake: Preheat oven to 400°F Line a jelly roll pan with wax paper.
  2. Beat eggs, yolk, and sugar at medium speed until stiff peaks form.
  3. Sift in flour and cocoa.
  4. Add orange peel; gently fold together.
  5. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
  6. Bake until cake is springy to the touch and begins to pull from sides, about 7 minutes.
  7. Cut around edges to free cake. Turn out cake and paper to work surface and let cool.
  8. Buttercreams: Bring sugar and water to boil in heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves.
  9. Continue boiling without stirring until thermometer registers 240F (soft ball stage).
  10. Beat yolks until thickened.
  11. Add liqueur; gradually beat in hot syrup.
  12. Continue beating until cool, about 5 minutes.
  13. Add butter 3 tablespoons at a time, beating after each addition.
  14. Mix in orange juice concentrate.
  15. Transfer 3 1/4 cups buttercream to a small bowl; mix chocolate into remaining.
  16. Assembly: Invert cake onto sheet of plastic wrap.
  17. Carefully remove paper.
  18. Spread orange buttercream over cake, leaving 1 inch boarder on one long side.
  19. Sprinkle with macadamias.
  20. Roll up jelly roll fashion, starting with long side and rolling toward side with uncovered border.
  21. Trim to make ends even.
  22. Cut 2 inches off each end of roll at 45 degree angle.
  23. Transfer roll to platter using plastic as aid and arranging seam side down.
  24. Spread some chocolate buttercream on cut ends of 2 inch sides.
  25. With buttercream touching cake, place one piece atop cake off-center and the second on one long side to resemble tree stumps.
  26. Transfer 1 cup chocolate buttercream to pastry bag fitted with 1/4 inch plain tip.
  27. Spread remaining buttercream over cake.
  28. Pipe buttercream in spirals on ends of buche and stumps, starting at center of each.
  29. Run fork tines through buttercream to simulate bark.
  30. Arrange holly and cranberries decoratively on buche.
  31. Garish with Meringue Mushrooms right before serving.
  32. Meringue Mushrooms: Preheat oven to 150°F.
  33. Line baking sheet with wax paper.
  34. Beat whites, and pinch of salt 1 minute to blend.
  35. Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons powdered sugar.
  36. Add to whites in 3 additions, beating for 20 seconds after each.
  37. Continue beating until meringue is stiff and glossy.
  38. Transfer mixture to pastry bag fitted with 1/2 inch plain tip.
  39. Pipe about fifteen 1/2 to 1 inch domed rounds on prepared sheet for mushroom caps.
  40. Smooth top of each with damp finger.
  41. Pipe about fifteen 1/2 to 1 inch high peaked mounds on prepared sheets for stems.
  42. Bake until meringues are dry and beginning to color, about 1 3/4 hours.
  43. Let cool completely.
  44. Using small knife, cut small hole in bottom of each mushroom cap.
  45. Dip peaked end of stem in sugar paste and push into hole in mushroom cap.
  46. Repeat with remaining caps.
  47. Dust mushrooms with cocoa powder before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 916.18 Kcal (3836 kJ)
Calories from fat 513.49 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 57.05g 88%
Cholesterol 205.6mg 69%
Sodium 200.33mg 8%
Potassium 670.91mg 14%
Total Carbs 79.26g 26%
Sugars 25.46g 102%
Dietary Fiber 6.36g 25%
Protein 25.57g 51%
Vitamin C 8mg 13%
Vitamin A 1.5mg 52%
Iron 3.9mg 22%
Calcium 273.3mg 27%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 610.73 Kcal (2557 kJ)
Calories from fat 342.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 38.03g 88%
Cholesterol 137.05mg 69%
Sodium 133.54mg 8%
Potassium 447.23mg 14%
Total Carbs 52.83g 26%
Sugars 16.97g 102%
Dietary Fiber 4.24g 25%
Protein 17.04g 51%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 13%
Vitamin A 1mg 52%
Iron 2.6mg 22%
Calcium 182.2mg 27%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 22.3
    Points
  • 25
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

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