Rochard Buche de Noel Yule Log Cake Limoges Box

A Buche de Noel, the yule log cake that crowns the French Christmas table, comes complete with its own removable serving knife on this Rochard porcelain box. It was painted by hand in Limoges, France.

Dessert at Midnight

In France, families gather after midnight Mass or on Christmas Eve for le reveillon, and the Buche de Noel is the grand finale. The cake recalls the old custom of burning a great log on the hearth through the holiday nights, rolled now into sponge and frosted to look like bark.

A Slice of Tradition

• A Rochard piece, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• Comes with a removable serving knife
• Fits a Christmas, French holiday or dessert collection

The Pastry Chef's Shelf

Give it to a baker who makes a yule log every December, a pastry chef, a francophile host, or a friend who studied in France and still celebrates le reveillon. It also makes a thoughtful thank you for a holiday dinner host. Set it on the dessert buffet, the kitchen shelf beside cake stands, or a mantel among candles and greenery. When the real cake disappears by the end of the night, this one stays for the season.