Chestnut Cream Filling
My French grandmother always made a chestnut yule log or "buche de Noel au marron" every Christmas. Here is a recipe for the delicious chestnut cream filling. I had trouble finding a recipe for this filling, but I tweaked one until I got it as close as I could. Nothing will ever be as good as Mamie's, but this comes quite close! You can frost the cake of your choice with this cream.
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Cook's Notes:
Make this filling with 25 to 30 chestnuts.
I recommend using the cake roll recipe of your choice and filling it with this delicious cream, then rolling it up and slathering the top with chocolate frosting. You can make a "bark" design by simply dragging a fork across your log, and baker's marzipan works well to make little mushroom decorations.