10 Delicious Opera Cake Recipes
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Opera cake is a French cake, which is the best thing to eat while enjoying the beauty of opera. It is made with layers of almond sponge cake (known as Joconde in French) soaked in coffee syrup, layered with ganache and coffee (or Grand Marnier) buttercream, and covered in a chocolate glaze.
Many people claim to have invented the Opera Cake, however its origin is unclear. One claimant to having created Opera Cake is Cyriaque Gavillon, at la maison Dalloyau in 1955, named by his wife Andree Gavillon after the Opera Garnier. Gaston Lenotre (1920 - 2009) also claimed the honour of inventing the dessert in 1960, although an advertisement in Le Gaulois in 1899 offers a "gateau opera".
The making of Opera Cake is famously complicated, taking in the region of two and a half hours, so if you want to rise to the callenge of making one, here are a selection if the most delicious Opera cake recipes.
10 Of The Best Opera Cake Recipes
Mary Berry's Opera Cake
White opera cake with lemon butter cream, white chocolate mousse & almonds
The Phantom's Opera Cake: Chocolate Strawberry Opera Cake
Classic Opera Cake Recipe
French Opera Cake
Another classic Opera cake to make
Blackberry Opera Torte (Diva Cake)
Blackberry Opera
Classic French Opera Cake Recipe
Vegan Opera Cake
Opera Cake Tutorial
Opera Cake recipe
I hope you have enjoyed this selection of the yummiest opera cake recipes. Now you have enjoyed the cake why not enjoy an opera performance in the UK with our extensive listings?!