Pumpkin Bûche de Noël

It should come as no surprise that "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is one of my all-time favorite movies (I know it by heart, and would gladly pack up and move to Halloweentown at a moment's notice!), and it is with deep MonsterStewart pride and respect that I dedicate the month of December to this cherished, spooky Christmas tale.

One of my favorite elaborate francophone holiday sweets is a Bûche de Noël, or Yule Log. I took inspiration from both this recipe for a Pumpkin Cake Roll with Cream Cheese filling and the door to Christmas Town in constructing my most recent rendition of this dessert. I added goat cheese to my filling for some sweetness-cutting "tang," and decorated the tree with chocolate ganache and painted marzipan decorations fit for the Pumpkin King himself.

Dress: H&R London Sofia Dress in Red Satin
Lips: MAC Pro Longwear Lipcolour in Lasting Lust
Brows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Perfect Brow Pencil in Auburn