Where to Buy a Bûche de Noël in Chicago
A bûche de noël is a traditional French dessert served after the main Christmas dinner as dessert. It is typically a sponge cake rolled to be the shape of a log. The dessert is covered in chocolate in a design to resemble the bark on a tree. A bûche de noël is the symbol of a burning yule log.
La Fournette
I am a regular at La Fournette and I love their croissants and breads. Luke and the whole family are always the nicest and greet me with a “Bonjour” every time I walk in. When I asked them about their Bûche de Noël they were kind enough to make one just for me way ahead of December. I ended up sharing it with the families at Ronald McDonald House on a recent volunteer night. The families loved it and it went very quickly. I didn’t get a chance to taste it but I heard all great things.
The price is $34.80 (serves 6/8) There are three flavors: vanille, silk vanilla buttercream rolled with a tender sponge cake, noisette, carmelized hazelnut buttercream, with a moist vanilla sponge cake and Chocolat (the one featured) with chocolate buttercream, moist chocolate sponge cake, and chocolate decorations.
Make sure to place your order with them before December 21st 1547 N Wells Street 312-624-9430
Tell them Rebecca sent you 🙂
Southern France Chicago
Please place orders no later than Tuesday, December 19th, by calling Southern France Patisserie at 773-857-1478 or email at [email protected].
*The shop will open on Sunday, December 24th for special order pickup and last minute shopping.
Bûche de Noel: $45 each, serves 8-10 people
International Delight: Dark Matter coffee mousse, deep, rich caramel, and a Hazelnut dacquoise, enrobed in a “Magic Shell” of milk chocolate and caramelized hazelnuts.
La Bretonne: Madagascar vanilla bean mousse, Tatin caramel Pink Lady apples, and a Sablé Breton, enrobed in a white chocolate “snow” glaze.
Maison – Parisienne
Photo courtesy of Maison Parisienne
You can order two different sizes for 4 or 8 people and you can choose from chocolate or coffee. I have been once for croissants and they were fabulous. I need to visit again soon. You can order right online here
Floriole
Chocolate Bûche de Noël from Floriole combines their famous banana bread with pecan cremeaux, date compote, and milk chocolate mouse. The price is $65 and you can order here.
If you are in Paris, don’t miss out on learning how to make your own Büche de Noël at La Cuisine Paris. Check out this adorable video from their kitchen.
Thanks for sharing this article. I ended up getting the Buche from Maison Parissene and it looked nothing like the image above. It was a mousse cake. So disappointed.
Hi Crhristel,
I am very sorry you were disappointed in the buche that you chose. This article was from a few years ago and hasn’t been updated. I don’t go out much due to covid restrictions so I wasn’t able to put together a current list.
Happy Holidays,
Rebecca