What do historic buildings in Paris taste like? This can be found in the capital of France during the winter holidays. Local cafes are preparing the traditional Christmas Log dessert in a new format.
For example, this establishment makes cakes in the shape of the Opera Garnier building. The recipe for the coffee-flavored “Opera” dessert was used as a basis.
The cake also has a layer of passion fruit jelly. It adds sourness. The top of the dessert is sprinkled with powdered sugar. It symbolizes snow. The Opera Garnier cake costs 85 euros.
And in this cafe you can taste dessert in the shape of building number 99 on the Champs-Elysees. It houses a hotel and an expensive restaurant. The price of the cake is 90 euros.
In Paris you can also find ice cream in the shape of a historical landmark. Here, for example, they make a dessert in the shape of the dome of the Sacré-Coeur Basilica.
A log-shaped Christmas cake is baked in France in honor of the ancient tradition of burning a Yuletide log at Christmas. This custom, in turn, has its roots in pagan rituals. In ancient times, people burned an oak log on the winter solstice. The ashes were ground into powder and scattered across the fields. It was believed that after this there would be a good harvest.
