These Little Debbie Snack Cakes Make The Perfect Mini Yule Logs - Tasting Table

"A Yule log is a holiday tradition that originated from Scandinavian and German pagan festivals. People would bring a large log into the home and light it on Christmas Eve. It would then be relit every day after until January 5, or Twelfth Night. By the 1700s, this tradition had died out, but a new one was born: the Yule log dessert. Also called a bûche de Noël,"

"Whether you make your own Yule log cake every year or are just learning about this tradition, it's easy to modernize it by transforming Little Debbie snack cakes into a no-bake dessert. To turn these cakes into mini Yule logs, you'll need a package of Swiss Rolls. While there is a difference between Swiss rolls and yule log cake, these small treats are perfect for making mini logs."

The Yule log began as a Scandinavian and German pagan custom in which a large log was brought into the home, lit on Christmas Eve, and relit daily through January 5, Twelfth Night. By the 1700s the burning-log ritual faded and the edible Yule log, or bûche de Noël, emerged in France as a sponge cake with chocolate buttercream rolled into a log and frosted to resemble wood with branches and decorations. The classic can be modernized into single-serving, no-bake mini logs by using Swiss Rolls, frosting, sprinkles, powdered sugar, and candies such as M&Ms, Dots, Tootsie Rolls, and jelly beans. Decorating techniques include trimming ends, spreading frosting, using a fork for bark texture, and attaching candy accents; brief microwaving can soften exteriors as an alternative to frosting.

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