Opera :

Chicken Farm Bakers' Project # 18: Opera Cake, with a twist! Pistachio Opera

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This month, I am the host of the chicken farm bakers' project, so I started thinking about what I want to try. I didn't make this kind of dessert for a long time (my friend call it a lot of things cake, haha). Anyway, I always love it. The[...]

Opera 2.0

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I really like the classic opera cake. When it is well done it is the prefect balance of flavors, but the one complaint I would have is that is is one-dimensional when it comes to texture, and often the hardened buttercream and ganache are hard[...]

Opera Cake

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When I think back to my pastry II days in 2007 the hardest thing I remember making was the opera cake...my team had it during the week our class had to do biscuit batters. At the time it was the hardest cake to do and no one could even do the[...]

Opera Cake

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Wanted to make an opera cake for a long time, but always ended up making other stuff. 3 layers of almond sponge cake sandwiched with coffee buttercream and chocolate ganache. The sponge turned out to be pretty good. However, I[...]

soap opera

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K ick out the paper and the trash. Cleaning as much as we can since my sister is coming. Remember when my brother came we were freaking out? We had an intense visit and we did totally freak out in advance . Well, since then we are still[...]

Opera Cake

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I follow a few women's blogs that have created a little baking group amongst themselves. Each month they each post amazing things from their kitchens and they work individually yet together to create wonderful, delicious looking baked treats. I[...]

Opera Stuff?

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It’s that time of year again. Zero free time, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or fast food for every meal, forgetting what my husband looks like. Those of you who have followed me from the get-go know what I’m talking about –[...]

Yummy Opera Cake!

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Because sometimes a yummy dessert is the best birthday cake! I made an opera cake for my mother-in-law's birthday this year. If you have never tried an opera cake before it is 3 layers of coffee soaked almond cake alternating with chocolate and[...]

Coffee Opera Slice

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Coffee Opera Slice - Layers of coffee soaked sponge, rich coffee buttercream and chocolate ganache - an old favourite.