In need of a fun food-y cultural idea

[Devin Browne]

Greetings all!  My French students will be participating in an annual Bûche
de Noël contest this year (you know, those yule log cakes that are basically
big ho-ho's, right?).  They can earn extra credit in their homework grade if
they make a Bûche de Noël and bring it in the day before the holiday break.
It ends up being a fun day, with lots of pictures taken of cakes that range
from beautiful to, well, pretty ugly, but it's all in good fun.  We all eat
well that day, including sending cake to the most important people in the
school -- secretaries, custodians and maybe even the principal (if there's
any left, at that point).

This being the first year for Russian at my school, my Russian students
would like to participate in a similar activity.  Having been out of the
Russian teaching loop for some time, I'd appreciate any ideas that you could
share with me.  What would be an authentic and tasty Russian dessert that
would be typically made around New Years or Christmas?

Please respond directly:  dpbrowne at mac.com

The first 5 responses will get a slice of Bûche de Noël sent to them on Dec.
23rd!  (just kidding, of course!)

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