And its a big part of one of her favorite Christmas traditions.

But Giada may have outdone herself with thisTiramisu Yule Log.

Dust the parchment with powdered sugar to keep the cake from sticking as you roll.

a photo of Giada

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Use the towel to slowly roll the cake into a cylinder, starting from one of the short ends.

Let the cake cool in rolled form.

Make the chocolate ganache and pour it over the cake, using a spatula to spread the chocolate evenly.

Just wipe away excess ganache on the platter with a paper towel.

Then comes the complicated part: decorating.

Using the slivered almonds, shingle the almonds in overlapping rows to make a bark-like pattern on your log.

When that’s done, pop it back in the fridge until it’s dessert time.