Opéra Cake - Desserts Recipe

Opéra Cake

🌍 Desserts, Paris, France Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• Joconde (almond sponge): 200g almond powder
• 200g powdered sugar
• 50g flour
• 4 eggs
• 4 egg whites
• 20g butter. Coffee buttercream
• chocolate ganache
• coffee syrup. Many layers required

Method

1. Joconding — Joconde: beat almond powder, powdered sugar, eggs, flour. Fold in stiff egg whites.
2. Baking — Bake thin on lined baking sheet 200°C (400°F) for 8 min.
3. Layering — Layer: sponge soaked with coffee syrup, coffee buttercream, ganache. Repeat 3 times.
4. Topping — Top with mirror chocolate glaze.
5. Chilling — Chill overnight. Cut with hot knife for clean edges.

Tags: joconde : 200g almond powder, powdered sugar, flour, eggs, egg whites · Source: Brittani's Almanac