A Bûche de Noël (Yule log cake) is centrally positioned on a clear glass serving platter, resting on a striped tablecloth in Ponlat-Taillebourg, France

A Bûche de Noël (Yule log cake) is centrally positioned on a clear glass serving platter, resting on a striped tablecloth in Ponlat-Taillebourg, France. The dessert, a dark brown cylindrical cake textured to resemble a tree log, is extensively decorated with miniature festive ornaments. From left to right, these decorations include a cluster of green plastic pine needles with red berries and silver holly leaves, a miniature Santa Claus figure, a small purple gift box with gold ribbon, a golden tiered cone, an orange cylindrical object, a clear plastic goblet, a miniature figure wearing a red conical hat, a small red gift box, a red textured spherical ornament, a red poinsettia-like flower with green leaves, an orange plastic rectangular frame, a blue-green ribbed spherical ornament, and a light-colored miniature animal figurine adjacent to a small sprig of green plastic pine needles. The clear glass serving platter features a beaded edge, a long, integrated glass branch-like embellishment, and several small, clear glass floral or abstract designs beneath and around the cake. Minor chocolate residue is visible on the platter and on the white stripes of the underlying tablecloth, which exhibits alternating horizontal bands of white and dark gray/black. The scene is static, depicting the prepared cake and its setting.