OPERA CAKE
This dessert is amazing! It uses coffee and chocolate, the best combination since chocolate and peanut butter. I discovered this cake in a small bakery back East and when I moved to the West Coast, I had to recreate it myself in my own kitchen. Put any leftover cake in the fridge. It keeps much better when cool.
Provided by Brandi Rose
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 1h20m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line 2 jelly roll pans with parchment paper.
- Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until soft peaks form. Slowly add white sugar and whip on high speed until the whites are stiff and glossy.
- Beat almond flour, confectioners' sugar, eggs, and egg yolks in a separate bowl for 3 minutes. Add flour and beat on low speed until combined. Gently fold egg whites into the almond mixture until combined. Divide batter between the jelly roll pans; spread evenly.
- Bake cake layers in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Invert onto cooling racks and peel off parchment paper; let cool.
- Make coffee syrup while cake is cooling. Combine boiling water, sugar, and coffee powder in a small bowl; stir until dissolved.
- Stir 2 tablespoons boiling water and coffee powder together for the buttercream. Set aside.
- Combine sugar, 1/4 cup water, and vanilla extract in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the mixture reaches 255 degrees F (124 degrees C).
- Meanwhile, beat egg and egg yolk in a stand mixer on high speed until pale and foamy. Pour hot sugar syrup carefully down the side of the mixer bowl, mixing continuously until the bottom of the bowl feels cool to the touch.
- Beat butter in a separate bowl until creamy. Add butter gradually to the egg mixture, beating until frosting is fluffy. Add the dissolved coffee mixture and beat until well incorporated.
- Place dark chocolate in a heat-proof bowl. Bring milk and cream to a boil in a saucepan. Pour over chocolate; stir until melted and smooth. Whisk in butter until ganache looks smooth and creamy. Let cool.
- Cut cooled cake layers in half crosswise. Place 1 piece on a rectangular serving plate. Sprinkle some coffee syrup on top. Add an even layer of buttercream. Repeat with a second cake layer, more coffee syrup, and another layer of buttercream. Spread 1/2 of the ganache on top. Repeat with remaining, cake layers, coffee syrup, and buttercream. Top cake with remaining ganache.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 644.8 calories, Carbohydrate 66.1 g, Cholesterol 183.3 mg, Fat 39.1 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 11.8 g, SaturatedFat 15.1 g, Sodium 69.1 mg, Sugar 55.3 g
OPERA CAKE
There are many stories about the origins of this cake, known as both Clichy cake and Opéra cake. Many believe that Louis Clichy was its creator because he premiered the gâteau, with his name written across the top, at the 1903 Exposition Culinaire in Paris.
Categories Gourmet Dessert Chocolate Bake Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield 6-8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 29
Steps:
- Make sponge cake:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F. Butter baking pan, then line bottom with a sheet of parchment or wax paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang on short sides, and generously butter paper. Dust pan with cake flour, knocking out excess.
- Beat whole eggs in a large bowl with a handheld electric mixer at high speed until eggs have tripled in volume and form a ribbon when beaters are lifted, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low, then add almond flour and confectioners sugar and mix until just combined. Resift cake flour over batter and gently fold in.
- Beat egg whites in a bowl with cleaned beaters at medium speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar and salt and beat until whites just hold soft peaks. Add granulated sugar, then increase speed to high and beat until whites just hold stiff peaks.
- Fold one third of whites into almond mixture to lighten, then fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly. Fold in butter, then pour batter evenly into baking pan, spreading gently and evenly with offset spatula and being careful not to deflate (batter will be about 1/4 inch thick).
- Bake until very pale golden, 8 to 10 minutes, then cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes.
- Loosen edges of cake with spatula, then transfer cake (on paper) to a cutting board. Cut cake into strips and squares. Trim outside edges slightly, then carefully peel paper from strips and squares and set back on paper.
- Make coffee syrup:
- Stir together espresso powder and 1 tablespoon water until powder is dissolved. Bring sugar and remaining 1/2 cup water to a boil in a 1- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat and simmer syrup, without stirring, 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in Cognac and coffee mixture.
- Make coffee buttercream:
- Stir together espresso powder and 1 tablespoon water until powder is dissolved. Bring sugar and remaining 1/4 cup water to a boil in a very small heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil, without stirring, washing down any sugar crystals on side of pan with a pastry brush dipped in cold water, until syrup registers 238°F on thermometer (soft-ball stage; see cooks' note, below).
- While syrup boils, beat yolks in a large bowl with cleaned beaters at medium speed 1 minute.
- Add hot syrup to yolks in a slow stream (try to avoid beaters and side of bowl), beating, then add coffee mixture and beat until completely cool, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in butter, 1 piece at a time, and beat until thickened and smooth.
- Make glaze:
- Melt butter and all but 2 tablespoons chopped chocolate in a double boiler or in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally, until smooth. Remove top of double boiler and stir in remaining 2 tablespoons chocolate until smooth, then cool glaze until room temperature but still liquid.
- Assemble cake:
- Put 1 cake square on a plate, then brush generously with one third of coffee syrup. Spread half of buttercream evenly over top with cleaned offset spatula, spreading to edges.
- Arrange both cake strips side by side on top of first layer (any seam will be hidden by next layer), then brush with half of remaining coffee syrup. Spread half of glaze evenly over top, spreading just to edges.
- Top with remaining cake square and brush with remaining coffee syrup. Spread remaining buttercream evenly over top, spreading just to edges. Chill cake until buttercream is firm, about 30 minutes.
- Reheat remaining glaze over barely simmering water just until shiny and spreadable (but not warm to the touch), about 1 minute. Pour all but 1 tablespoon glaze over top layer of cake and spread evenly just to edges. Scrape remaining tablespoon glaze into sealable plastic bag and twist bag so glaze is in 1 corner. Snip a tiny hole in corner and decorate cake (leave a 1/2-inch border around edges). Chill cake until glaze is set, about 30 minutes, then trim edges slightly with a sharp serrated knife.
OPERA PEANUT BUTTER CAKE
This cake is extremely rich and should be made for a special occasion. Because of its complexity and costly ingredients, the recipe is intended for more experienced bakers.
Provided by Olha7397
Categories Dessert
Time 2h20m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Prepare Sponge Cake: Preheat oven to 325°F Line 17 by 12 inch jelly roll pan with waxed paper.
- In very large bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups sugar, ground almonds and flour. Add 8 eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add melted butter; mix briskly for 30 seconds.
- In medium bowl with electric mixer at high speed, beat egg whites with remaining 1/2 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. With rubber spatula, gently fold beaten whites into flour mixture in 3 or 4 additions, pour batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly with spatula. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until top of cake is golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack.
- Prepare the Peanut Butter Cream: In medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar and 7/8 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until syrup reaches 240 F., "soft ball" stage, on a candy thermometer.
- Meanwhile, in large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat 10 egg yolks and whole egg. Add sugar syrup in a gradual stream; beat 5 minutes. Add butter; beat 5 minutes longer. Add peanut butter; beat until mixture is smooth. Set aside.
- Prepare Chocolate Ganache: In medium saucepan over medium heat, bring milk to a boil. Add chocolate chips; remove from heat and stir until melted and smooth. Stir in butter and chopped peanuts. Let cool.
- To Assemble Cake: Remove waxed paper from sponge cake; cut cake into three 12 by 5 1/2 inch pieces. Spread half the Peanut Butter Cream over one third, piling it high and smoothing with rubber spatula. Top with a second piece of sponge cake and spread with half of the Chocolate Ganache. Top with remaining third of sponge nut Butter Cream. Refrigerate cake until ready to serve; let cake stand at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.
- To Make Chocolate Sheet to fit top of cake, cut a rectangle of waxed paper the same size as top layer of cake; place on cookie sheet. Evenly brush a thick layer of the remaining ganache mixture over waxed paper; chill until firm. Just before serving, carefully remove chocolate-coated waxed paper from cookie sheet; invert on top of cake. Gently peel off waxed paper. Trim edges with small, sharp knife if necessary. Or, if desired, simply cover entire top of cake with chocolate curls. Makes about 24 servings.
- NOTE: To grind almonds, place in bowl of food processor and pulse on and off until nuts are pulverized and fluffy. Do not overprocess, as nuts will turn to a paste. I prefer a nut grinder.
- Woman's Day.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 777.9, Fat 57.4, SaturatedFat 24.2, Cholesterol 232.1, Sodium 183, Carbohydrate 57.2, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 46.1, Protein 16.8
OPERA
I first tried this at baking school, and I became addicted to it...it is a layered dessert of a thin cake with ground almonds, filled with ganache and coffee buttercream, and topped with more ganache. It's a lot of steps, but well worth the effort. You can make all the parts a few days in advance and store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator. Just be sure to let the buttercream and ganache soften for a while at room temperature before spreading.
Provided by Giselle
Categories Desserts Cakes Torte Recipes
Time 3h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom of two 10x15 inch pans with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat 12 egg whites, gradually adding 3/4 cup sugar, until stiff. In a separate bowl, beat together 10 eggs, ground almonds, confectioners' sugar and pastry flour until smooth. Stir in melted butter. Fold in beaten egg whites. Spread batter evenly in prepared pans.
- Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes, or until center springs back when lightly touched. Invert cakes onto wire racks and remove parchment. Let cool completely.
- For the buttercream, combine 1 1/4 cups sugar and 3/8 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface.
- While the syrup is heating, begin beating the 3 egg whites with an electric mixer on medium speed. When syrup is ready, increase mixer speed to high, and pour syrup into egg whites in a thin stream. Continue to beat until mixture is room temperature. Beat in butter, a little at a time, and coffee extract until smooth.
- For the ganache, bring cream to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Pour over chopped chocolate and stir until all is melted. Let cool in refrigerator.
- To make the coffee syrup, combine 1 cup sugar with 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 1 minute more. Stir in instant coffee until dissolved.
- To assemble the dessert: Cut each sheet of cake in half. You will use 3 halves for the layers of the Opera -- reserve the fourth for another dessert. Place one cake layer on a flat plate. Soak with half of the coffee syrup. Spread with half the ganache to make an even layer about as thick as the cake layer. Top with another layer of cake, soak it with coffee syrup, and spread an even layer of buttercream over that. Top with third cake layer. Chill in refrigerator 1 hour.
- To finish, heat remaining ganache in a double boiler over simmering water until liquid. Place Opera on a rack over parchment paper and pour ganache over top, completely covering surface, using a spatula to spread if necessary. Chill in refrigerator until ganache is firm, then trim sides of Opera and cut into 8 slices to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1499.3 calories, Carbohydrate 143.5 g, Cholesterol 422.1 mg, Fat 97.4 g, Fiber 8.5 g, Protein 27.6 g, SaturatedFat 50.4 g, Sodium 463.6 mg, Sugar 121.9 g
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