Christmas Cakes and Bûches
As Christmas approaches, the pastry display cabinets come alive with the finest yule logs and cakes.
Director and co-founder of the Be Chef Pastry School.
We have curated a diverse dessert menu, offering a wide range of flavors and presentation styles.
Christmas is traditionally a time for gathering with loved ones. This year, Elena Adell and Hans Ovando have prepared a unique offering that promises to captivate all. It’s an online Christmas pastry course brimming with enchantment, featuring 5 distinct yule logs and cakes to enhance your holiday feast.
These recipes are creative and delightful, including Hans Ovando’s panettone mousse log with orange and lemon, as well as Elena Adell’s cake, designed with multiple layers resembling a picturesque Christmas postcard.
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Course Syllabus
Course Content
Chapter 2 - Lapland
Chapter 3 - The Tree Ball
Chapter 4 - Christmas Eve Cake
Chapter 5 - Santa's Mailbox
Chapter 6 - Panettone log
Before you go
Prepare each cake with enthusiasm, thinking about how happy you will make everyone who tastes it.
What you'll learn
For us pastry chefs, there’s no greater joy than witnessing the sheer delight people experience when they lay their eyes on what we’ve lovingly baked. The essence of each recipe extends beyond its application in a single cake; they’re versatile recipes that can empower you in the future as you craft your own menu.
As always, our aim is for this course to serve as not merely an endpoint, but as a launchpad that sparks your creativity and introduces you to novel and astonishing concepts.
You’ll master the art of crafting delicate sponge cakes, dacquoise, sablée, streusel, reconstructed streusel; as well as compotes, gels, mousses, caramel, namelaka, toffee, and glazes… a comprehensive initiation into the world of Christmas-themed pastry.
Who is it for?
This online course is designed for individuals seeking specialized training in professional Christmas pastry, even without prior experience.
What you’ll need
- Trunk molds
- Interior log mold
- Steel rings 16, 18, 20 cm diameter
- Cake Frame 20 x 30 cm
- Cake mold 20 cm x 4 cm
- Sphere mould
- Mini savarin mold
- Decorative stencils
- Silicone spatula for tempering
- Paint spray gun and compressor
- Sticks
- Pastry Squeegee
- Turmix
- Thermometer
- Cornet
- Marble or tempering surface
- Tempering surface
- Piping bag
- Scissors
- Silicone mats
- Baking paper
- Pastry Guitar sheet
Course recipes
In this course you will learn
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Meet your Instructor
Director and co-founder of the Be Chef Pastry School.
Hans Ovando is the Best Master Artisan Pastry Chef of Spain (MMAPE) 2022, while Elena started her training in the kitchen and worked in great Michelin Star restaurants to later achieve her dream of becoming a pastry chef.
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Tasty eyecatcher for table
Interesting and easy to learn because everything is explained nicely and instructively. Thank You