Christmas Comes, Here Are Typical Christmas Cakes From Various Countries And Recipes

Christmas Cake Illustration (Marcelo Verfe/Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Christmas Day is certainly incomplete without the presence of sweet cakes that can be served for family and guests at home. While there are still a few days before Christmas, you can make your own cake at home. The choice of Christmas cakes is very diverse and each country usually has its own special dish.

In Indonesia, there are usually pastries such as nastar and kastengel. However, you can also try the typical Christmas cakes that are famous in several countries, such as the following. It's so pretty, it's identical to the Christmas theme, and it's absolutely delicious!

Buche De Noel - France

At first glance, this cake looks like a wooden stick, right? His name is buche de noel or also known as the yule log. This cake is a typical French sweet dish that is usually always present at Christmas celebrations.

Cake Ingredients:

3 eggs, room temperature 1 egg yolk 45 gr caster sugar 1/2 tablespoon emulsifier 35 gr medium protein flour 5 gr cornstarch 5 gr milk chocolate powder 1/2 tsp vanilla 10 gr cocoa powder 65 gr butter, melt Cream cheese ingredients frosting: 50 gr cream cheese, room temperature 50 gr butter 60 gr icing sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla Ganache ingredients: 75 gr dark cooking chocolate, shaved 50 gr UHT milk 25 gr whipping cream powder

How to make:

Combine all cake ingredients except butter, beat with mixer on high speed until thick and fluffy. Add melted butter to batter, mix with a spatula until evenly distributed. Pour batter into square tin and bake for 20 minutes until cooked. While waiting for cake, make cream cheese frosting by mixing. Cream cheese and butter, beat with mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add icing sugar, beat on medium speed. Add vanilla and mix well, set aside. To make ganache, mix UHT milk with whipping cream, mix well. Heat over heat, add shaved chocolate until melted and mix well, set aside. Remove cake from oven, let cool for a while. Flip cake, brush top with cream cheese frosting. Roll cake, compact, then refrigerate for 5 minutes. Remove cake from refrigerator, brush outside with ganache, make lines using a fork to give motifs such as logs Cake is ready to be served, you can also refrigerated before serving Ginger Cookies - Greece

Gingerbread is the oldest Christmas cake in the world. In fact, in his book Rhonda Massingham Hart, it is said that this cake first appeared from Greece thousands of years before the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The spicy and warm taste of this cake is believed to warm the body on Christmas Eve.

Cookie Ingredients:

3 cups flour 3/4 cup butter, melted 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup cane sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup water 1 tsp ground ginger 2 tsp cinnamon powder 1 egg Cake decoration ingredients: Red and green food coloring 2 egg whites 2 cups powdered sugar 1 tablespoon honey

How to make:

Mix all the cookie ingredients, beat with a mixer until evenly distributed. Set aside the dough and cover with plastic wrap and leave in the refrigerator overnight. Remove the cookie dough, roll it and flatten it using a rolling pin and then print it with a cookie cutter (shape according to taste) After everything is printed, bake the cake in oven at 180 degrees Celsius for seven minutes. Don't worry if the cake is still soft, because it will harden on its own. Cool the cookies before decorating. Make a decoration by mixing all the ingredients and dividing the dough into two parts, give the green and red colors separately. Put the ingredients in a plastic bag and decorate the top of the cookies according to your taste. - Italy

Panettone is a typical Christmas cake that is always served by people in Milan, Italy. This cake is also one of the symbols of the city of Milan, you know with its soft texture and citrus aroma. At first glance, this cake looks like a dome-shaped sponge with lots of raisins. In Milan, panettone is usually eaten with wine.

Material:

250 gr high protein flour 1 egg 2 egg yolks 125 cc liquid milk 5 1/2 gr instant yeast 50 gr sugar 50 gr butter 1/4 tsp salt 100 gr raisins 75 gr red and green cherries 35 gr dried cranberries 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest 1 tsp rum 1/2 tsp melted vanilla 1 tsp cinnamon powder

How to make:

Combine liquid milk, eggs, cinnamon powder, vanilla, and rum. mix well and set aside. In a separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, stir until evenly distributed. Pour milk and egg mixture in the middle of the dough, knead until smooth. Add butter and salt, continue to knead Add the dried fruit and raisins, mix until smooth. Shape the dough into a ball and let it rest for about 40 minutes until it doubles in size. Prepare a baking sheet, place parchment paper on each side. Take the dough, deflate it to release the gas, round it again and place it in the tin. Pinch the top dough, put pieces of butter Bake for 45 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius until cooked After the cake is cooked, grease the surface with butter Wait until cool before cutting and serving