This follows up a previous post about a Buche de Noel designed by Hubert de Givenchy and created by Pastry Chef Guy Krenzer for Lenôtre.
The inspiration
source: Lenôtre
translation French to English by babelfish
THE IDEAL LOG ACCORDING TO HUBERT OF GIVENCHY FOR LENÔTRE
“Enlightened Fir trees, tables divinement decorated with the gleam with the candles, cities and windows shining of all their fires, Christmas always was for me the festival of the magic and the light. A festival where any hope is allowed, where any dream has its chances, where an appearance is never impossible. When the Lenôtre house offered to me to create a log of Christmas, the first last surprise - because I must acknowledge that one had never proposed such a challenge to me - the ideal log was essential itself. It would be a surprise, for the palate as for the eyes, a dream to be contemplated like tasting, an appearance as transitory as unforgettable, as can the being in very an other field a dress of haute couture. In short, a small wonder of high pastry making! An enchantment as short as delectable for single Christmas. Rough-hew to divide for 8 to 10 people. Available in all the Lenôtre shops of 19 to December 25 included. Limited series. To reserve as of on December 3! Price 115.00 €
What's inside & outside
source: My Sac a Main
le blog de Nathalie
translation French to English by babelfish
For the festivals, Lenôtre perpetuates the tradition by calling upon Hubert de Givenchy to create a log of Christmas Haute couture. Imagined with the chief pastrycook Guy Krenzer, the log of Noel Givenchy is a pleasure for the eyes:
posed on a base luminous mirror, it is covered d' a powder d' however 22 carats, surmounted d' a gilded ribbon sweetens some and decorated with two heads of sugar stags. Side papillae, the log is composed d' a marrowy biscuit with the chocolate and crémeux with the cocoas of Tanzania, Ghana and Sao Tome, d' one spangled feuillantine containing dry fruits and caramel cracks and d' perfect with the milk chocolate and the Earl Grey.
Hum… highly Christmas! This log will be on sale at Lenôtre between 19 and December 25 at the price of 115 euros. To reserve from December 3.
My translation of the translations. I'm not sure how all of these layers are used to construct the cake, but...
the log is composed d' a marrowy biscuit with the chocolate and crémeux with the cocoas of Tanzania, Ghana and Sao Tome: chocolate sponge cake and cocoa cream made with chocolates sourced from Tanzania, Ghana and Sao Tome;
one spangled feuillantine containing dry fruits and caramel cracks: i'm going to go with leaves of chocolate, dried fruits & cracked caramel on the outside of the cake & then dusted with cocoa powder, or 'feuille' could also mean a layer of pastry leaves studded with dried fruits & cracked caramel which would be on the inside of the cake.
d' perfect with the milk chocolate and the Earl Grey. no idea where this fits in.
Adornments:
2 poured sugar stags
Gilded, pulled sugar bow
Cake is dusted with 22K gold powder.
It is elegance.
