Bûche de Noël, the traditional French Christmas cake is now available as one of the many seasonal desserts and breads offered throughout the holidays at St. Honoré Boulangerie, a French bakery and café in Northwest Portland.

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The popular Bûche de Noël is shaped and decorated to resemble a yule log with a bull’s eye swirl inside made with butter cream.

  Watch Drew Carney share a taste of the holidays at St. Honore Boulangerie.

Other traditional treats include Pain de Noël, a Christmas sweet bread with citrus flavor and nuts and Galette des Rois, a puff pastry filled with frangipane, a blend of almond and custard cream. Galette des Rois is traditionally served during Twelfth Night with a hidden ceramic figurine symbolic of good luck.

Also available now exclusively at St. Honoré Boulangerie are Chocolats Maison. These are house-made chocolates, hand-crafted on site at the bakery. They come in a variety of flavors and are packaged in a clear 3.75-ounce container that sells for $8.50. The flavors include:

Ganache Truffle: dark chocolate with heavy cream Ganache coated with cocoa powder

Caramel Truffle: milk chocolate with heavy cream caramel Ganache, coated with white chocolate

Hazelnut Praliné: milk chocolate with hazelnut praline paste and crunchy roasted almonds

Orangette Confit: candied orange peels dipped in dark chocolate

Mendiants: dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate with craisins, dried apricots, raisins and roasted hazelnuts.

St. Honoré is located at 2335 NW Thurman (corner of 23rd and Thurman) in Northwest Portland and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week from 7am to 8pm. They will be closing early on Christmas Eve and will be closed on Christmas Day.

To place your order for holiday breads and cakes you can call the bakery directly at 503-445-4342. For more information about St. Honoré Boulangerie, check out the link below.