A Buche De Noel -- French Yule Log Cake

Yields:	1 cake
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Ingredients

3	each	egg yolks
1/2	cup	sugar	granulated
1	medium	orange	grated rind and juice
3/4	cup	almonds	blanched and ground, with 3 tbsp granulated sugar
1/4	teaspoon	almond extract
1/2	cup	cake flour
3	each	egg whites
3	tablespoons	sugar	granulated
1	x	powdered sugar	in a sifter
3	large	egg whites
1	pinch	salt
1/4	teaspoon	cream of tartar	scant
1 1/3	cups	sugar	granulated
12	ounces	chocolate (semi-sweet)	melted with 1/3 cup strong coffee
1	tablespoon	vanilla extract
3	tablespoons	jamaican rum	dark
4	tablespoons	butter	unsalted, softened
4	tablespoons	butter	unsalted, softened
3	tablespoons	cocoa powder	in tea strainer
1	x	powdered sugar	in a sifter
1	cup	sugar	granulated
3	tablespoons	corn syrup, white

Directions

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT SUGGESTED A jelly-roll pan about 11 by 17 inches; butter, wax paper, and flour for the pan; an electric blender or food processor for the aImonds; a table-model electric mixer for the meringue; a pastry bag with 3/8-inch tube opening and a separate tube with l/8-inch opening, for the mushrooms; a buttered and floured no-stick pastry sheet for the mushrooms; a serving board to hold the log plenty of wax paper; an oiled broom handle suspended between 2 chair backs and newspapers on the floor, for the caramel.

** For the directions, please see part #2 **

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