
Retro & Traditional / 40 min preparation
Christmas Swiss Roll with Fork-Textured Bark
A large sponge roll to share, ganache inside and outside, irregular lines resembling bark and spiral visible at the cut.
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Retro Christmas desserts feature generous shapes, carefully arranged fruit and the cream finishes of family pastries. This collection combines the pleasure of a cutting cake with smaller presentations for the holidays. Choose a recipe according to the flavors you like, the available mold and the preparation time. The decoration accompanies the base without hiding the cup. The sheets specify the trims, the assembly gestures and when to add the finishes.
Explore for example Christmas Swiss Roll with Fork-Textured Bark, Vanilla and raspberry family iced log or Honey gingerbread, large family cake. Each sheet gives the ingredients, the quantities and an order of preparation. Compare the number of parts and the total time, which includes cooking and resting, before starting your weigh-ins.
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Retro & Traditional / 40 min preparation
A large sponge roll to share, ganache inside and outside, irregular lines resembling bark and spiral visible at the cut.
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Retro & Traditional / 25 min of preparation
The log is molded from a cake mould: vanilla at the top, raspberry in the middle and meringue below. A few shavings and pistachios are enough.
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Retro & Traditional / 20 min preparation
Gingerbread remains a large, simple brown-crust cake, matured overnight and then cut into thick slices, without any icing or coating.
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Retro & Traditional / 40 min preparation
The classic silhouettes wear a smiling face and three white buttons. The contours remain brown; a small zigzag marks the wrists and ankles.
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Retro & Traditional / 35 min of preparation
The thick stars of almond and cinnamon keep the traditional full white icing, with a brown paste visible on the sides.
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Retro & Traditional / 35 min of preparation
Butter biscuit takes the traditional W-shape with marked grooves; only one end is dipped in chocolate.
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Retro & Traditional / 50 min preparation
Two round shortbread are joined by jam. The powdered sugar top shows a small central red circle, as in a box of Christmas cookies.
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Retro & Traditional / 25 min of preparation
Fine caramel pucks with flaked almonds and candied orange are chocolated only underneath; the surface remains openwork and irregular.
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Retro & Traditional / 40 min preparation
The large fruity brioche bread keeps its off-centered bump and almond pudding to the cut; butter and icing sugar form the traditional finish.
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Retro & Traditional / 45 min preparation
The Christmas brioche remains high and round, cooked in paper, with a split top and a grape and orange crumb. This yeast version is accessible without yeast.
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Retro & Traditional / 35 min of preparation
The brioche is molded into a fluted crown, with almonds caught in the crust and a veil of icing sugar. The grapes remain in the crumb.
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Retro & Traditional / 25 min of preparation
The large sweet fougasse is shaped into a flat oval with six open notches. It is shared by hand and remains without icing.
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Retro & Traditional / 30 min of preparation
The pudding is steamed for a long time in a bowl, giving a dense dome of dried fruits. It is warm, without buckling or sugar decoration.
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Retro & Traditional / 40 min preparation
The small Christmas pies keep their fruit filling visible around a star of dough; the golden paste goes up to the sides.
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Retro & Traditional / 25 min of preparation
Truffles roll quickly by hand, in irregular balls. The matte cocoa contrasts with a dense and smooth ganache when cut.
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Retro & Traditional / 30 min of preparation
The chocolate discs are filled flat with almond, hazelnut, grapes and candied orange. The contours keep the gesture of the spoon.
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Retro & Traditional / 25 min of preparation
The candied strips remain individual, coated with chocolate on their central part; a hint of orange remains visible at each end.
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Retro & Traditional / 25 min of preparation
The traditional tray combines three shapes: open dates, open prunes and small walnut sandwiches, each topped with plain marzipan.
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Retro & Traditional / 35 min of preparation
The honey froth molds into a low dome to share. Caramelized dried fruit and candied orange remain visible in the cup; the coulis is served next to the plate or separately.
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Retro & Traditional / 40 min preparation
The small monts-blancs keep their meringue disc, a dome of chantilly and a soft envelope of fine vermicelli of brown, finished with an candied chestnut.
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Retro & Traditional / 45 min preparation
The family vacherin is mounted between two discs of meringue. Vanilla underneath and blackcurrant above form two strata, with a thin chantilly on the sides and some rosettes.
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Retro & Traditional / 25 min of preparation
The dense cake of Siena keeps its round shape low and is cut into fine spikes. Fruits and almonds are linked by a spicy honey syrup.
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Retro & Traditional / 35 min of preparation
Ladyfinger biscuits form a palisade around a chestnut mousse. The charlotte remains open at the top, with some pear slices on the cream.
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Retro & Traditional / 30 min of preparation
Gingerbread remains small round and mellow domes, iced with chocolate only on top; the slice shows the almond and honey paste.
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Retro & Traditional / 35 min of preparation
A low round pie topped with smooth ganache, with a single area of crushed hazelnuts on the edge. The shortbread dough remains clearly visible.
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Retro & Traditional / 40 min preparation
The honey nougat is pressed between two azyme leaves and then cut into narrow bars. Whole dried fruits remain visible at the cut.
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Retro & Traditional / 20 min preparation
Two dough loaves are baked and then detailed in oblique slices and dried on both sides. The biscuits remain without chocolate or icing.
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Retro & Traditional / 30 min of preparation
Almond shortbread is rolled into plump crescents and then fully powdered while they are warm. The tips remain slightly golden.
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Retro & Traditional / 15 min of preparation
The coconut is simply shaped by hand into small cones. The tips and bases are golden while the sides remain clear and fibrous.
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Retro & Traditional / 30 min of preparation
The cake is cooked in a high round mold and mature one night. Grapes and candied fruit fill the dark crumb, with a simple veil of jam on the top.
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