There is nothing more elegant, sophisticated or brilliant than the Opera Cake.
Four thin layers of moist hazelnut cake with mocha and chocolate buttercream in between each layer.
Iced with silky chocolate ganache and then to prove just how rich this cake is, each slice gets bedazzled with gold leaf.
(Yes, I said bedazzled)
When I owned my bakery I sold this cake in 3 different sizes.
As an entremet (whole cake as I am making in the video below), individual slices and then petit four…