Inspired by Mother Nature, the delectable creations of pastry chef Anne Coruble enchant winter patrons at the legendary palace hotel

As it does each year, The Peninsula Paris has introduced a pair of magnificent holiday cakes from its renowned culinary team, available for order in time for the festive season. Conceived by the hotel’s award-winning pastry chef Anne Coruble, this year’s traditional Christmas Yule log and Twelfth Night cake take their inspiration from blooming garden flowers.

A Delicate “Snowdrop” Bûche de Noël

Chef Coruble’s Christmas Yule log is a breath-taking aesthetic tribute to the snowdrop, a fragile white flower that blossoms in the coldest months of winter. The cake faithfully echoes the delicate shape of a snowdrop bloom, with three elegant chocolate petals, filled with Piedmont hazelnut praline, enclosing the main form of the Yule log. The log itself is a sumptuous composition of creamy marbled vanilla-hazelnut, Creusois biscuit, and crunchy roasted hazelnuts with black cardamom, modelled in the likeness of an upright Christmas tree.

Accompanied by black cardamom-infused buttermilk , along with a stracciatella of Peruvian chocolate and a fleur de sel-smoked praline, this Yule log makes an unforgettable finale to any holiday feast.

A Delightful “Floralie” Twelfth Night Cake

Another delicious creation from Chef Coruble is her splendid, flower-inspired tourbillon cake – which heralds the Twelfth Night holiday, and also (more subtly) the 2024 tenth anniversary of The Peninsula Paris.

Crafted in the shape of a ten-petalled bloom, the cake is made from puff pastry infused with essences of hazelnut and lemon zest. The filling comprises a frangipane cream made from roasted almonds, Lucerne honey from Normandy, and Peninsula honey cultivated in the hives of the hotel’s gardens. The ten overlapping petals of the cake’s design are a nod to the ten years that The Peninsula Paris has welcomed guests to its grand palace on Avenue Kléber.

The cake comes paired with a caramel made of Marais honey, and a Tahitian vanilla Isigny cream with marigold flowers. Each limited-edition cake has also been baked with a secret good-fortune charm inside, for one lucky holiday guest to discover.

More Information

Snowdrop Yule Log

• Priced at €120
• Serves six
• Available for pre-order from 1 December (required at least 72 hours in advance)
• Onsite pick-up at Le Lobby restaurant, The Peninsula Paris, from 19 to 31 December 2023

Floralie Twelfth Night Cake

• Priced at €80
• Serves eight to 10
• Available for pre-order from 1 December (required at least 72 hours in advance)
• Onsite pick-up at Le Lobby restaurant, The Peninsula Paris, from 2 to 31 January 2024

Pre-orders can be placed by phone at +33 (0)1 58 12 28 88 or email: ppr@peninsula.com.