Fabulously festive cakes for the holidays - Slashfood Ate (8)

by Max Shrem, Posted Dec 16th 2008 @ 12:00PM

I'll never forget the numerous pastry shop windows I'd walk past while living in Paris that had Bûche de Noël, a traditional Christmas cake served during the holidays in France and several christian-populated francophone countries, such as Canada (Quebec). "Bûche" in English means "log;" hence, the shape of the cake. It's often a sponge cake filled with chocolate buttercream.

After living in Paris, I became fascinated by the different takes not just on the Bûche de Noël, but on the Christmas cake. It seems to me that nearly every family has their own traditional cake that they bake for the holidays.

Below are 8 fabulously festive cakes for this holiday season:

What kind of cake will you be eating this season?

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