Daring Baker's Challenge December: French Yule Log: Better Late than Never

I really had no intention of doing this month's challenge. It was that one thing that would have been the proverbial straw that broke this camel's back. I've been involved with another time consuming baking project, which I'll share in my next post. I thought about it long and hard. Okay, maybe about 30 seconds and I decided to just do it. All six steps of it.

So here it is, in all it's rushed and harried glory. Despite its stump-like, unmolded form vs. log-like, molded form, I think it will taste quite well. And, at this point, I'll walk away happy with a lot of "Yums" from my New Year's Eve revelers.

Click here for the recipe. It is listed under Daring Bakers 2008 December Recipe.doc I changed just a couple items as I was already behind the power curve and I didn't want to complicate an already busy day.

I made a soft white chocolate/caramel instead of chocolate ganache for one of the inserts. And, for the praline feuillete insert I used macadamia nuts, but I did make the gavotte.

See. This is what happens when you are in a rush. My icing didn't set long enough.

This month's Daring Baker's challenge is brought to us by the adventurous Hilda from Saffron and Blueberry and Marion from Il en Faut Peu Pour Etre Heureux. They have chosen a French Yule Log by Flore from Florilege Gourmand