I would like to make individual Buche de Noel for a dinner party...

[maycee]

I have a great recipe but I'm wondering if anyone has tried it with success. I guess you would have to spread the batter thinner for the cake to roll. Any other pitfalls?

Thanks

 

[cheezz]

This reminds me how much fun it is to make meringue mushrooms for decorating...

maybe I'll throw a few in my Christmas baskets. I've never made individual buche de noel, but I don't forsee any problems, except getting a thin batter.

 

[joe]

I've had the opposite problem, trying to do a full-size buche with cake that is too thin.

Making 1-1/2 recipes for the same size pan did the trick.

Go for it--frosting hides everything.

BTW, I was disappointed, when I once spent Christmas in Paris, that most of the buches were the ice cream type. They were good, but I can get ice cream cake here.