10 Christmas cakes to enjoy this season

Cheery Christmas Cakes: Where to get the best Yule cakes in Singapore?

Amanda Lim

09 Dec 2015

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Sinpopo Brand
Want something truly local? Then try Sinpopo’s Gula Melaka log cake (SGD38), which is inspired by their signature Gula Melake Cake. This sticky caramel-like substance will resonate with locals and others alike.

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Goodwood Park Hotel
Much to the delight of fans, Goodwood Park Hotel is bringing back their popular Goodwood D24 Durian Christmas Log Cake. We can certainly trust them to turn the pungent fruit into a delectable Christmas dessert.

Photo: Facebook/GoodwoodParkHotel
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Carlton Hotel
Carlton has brought back a favourite this year - the Flame Valentino Log Cake (SGD58+). Try this offering if you’re a fan of red velvet cake. The Yule cake is crafted with a red velvet sponge cake and layered with cream cheese and sour cream.
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TWG
Singapore’s homegrown tea brand will be launching a series of fragrant TWG tea-infused Yule cakes. TWG will be releasing two additional flavours this year, a chocolate mousse log cake infused with Christmas Jewel Tea, and a Yule cake infused with Red Christmas Tea topped with fruits and coconut shavings.
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Crowne Plaza Hotel
The hotel will be releasing two log cakes this festive season. Their Manjari chocolate & hazelnut praline yule cake (SGD65+) is their classic offering. For something more different, try their isphane-inspired log cake with raspberry yogurt mousse.

Photo: CrownePlaza
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St. Regis
We can always expect posh desserts from St. Regis, and it is no exception this Christmas. They will be releasing their signature Yule log (SGD62)+ made with a chocolate brandy roulade with liquid pearls and vanilla butter cream. For something different, try their Griotte cherry and 70% Amedei gocce chocolate Yule log (SGD62+) that is made with sacher cake and kirsch cream.
Photo: Facebook/St.Regis
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Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn offers up a classic chocolate mousse with pearls log cake (SGD58+). However if you're looking for a lighter and more refreshing choice, try their lychee and raspberry log cake (SGD60+).
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Seasonal Tastes
If you are a fan of cheesecakes, you’ll love Seasonal Taste’s Cheese Yule Log. However, for something more classic, try their classic chocolate indulgence Yule log.

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mezza9
Grand Hyatt’s mezza9 really knows how to get into the yuletide spirit. If you’d like to taste a forkful of Christmas, then dig into mezza9’s caramel chestnut and fig log cake (SGD68++).
Photo: Facebook/GrandHyatt

Embrace the yuletide spirit with the traditionally festive log cake.

No feast would be complete without some decadent desserts and there is no sweet treat more synonymous with Christmas than log cakes. This festive Yule cake traditionally consists of a rolled sponge cake filled and decorated with chocolate buttercream to make it look like – you guessed it, a log!

The history of the Yule cake stretches all the way back to the European Iron Age, when pagan families burnt logs to celebrate the end of winter. With the arrival of Christianity, the tradition continued in a different form.

Historians believe the first Yule log cakes were created as early as the 1600s. They were also made with sponge cake like the log cakes we have today. It was not till the 19^th century that Parisian bakers popularised the festive dessert, which they originally called the bûche de Noël.

Today, there are plenty of local patisseries that offer log cakes in a wide variety of flavours, from traditional to contemporary. We round up our picks for some of the best log cakes you can enjoy this season. Yum?

Amanda Lim

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