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Opera cake
Photo: David Holifield

Opera cake

17 ingredients 30 min Serves 8 openrecipes
Opera cake

A joconde sponge is a decorative almond-flavored sponge cake made in layers. Opéra gâteau is an elaborate version of it, here made with kirsch syrup and a chocolate ganache.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

518
Calories
10g
Protein
32g
Fat
46g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Raspberry 1 cup (123g) 64
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100g/3½fl oz caster sugar
  • 3 tbsp kirsch
  • 3 free-range eggs whites
  • 15g/½oz caster sugar
  • 100g/3½oz ground almonds
  • 100g/3½oz icing sugar
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • 30g/1oz plain four, sifted
  • 30g/1oz unsalted butter
  • 100ml/3½fl oz double cream
  • 100ml/3½fl oz dark chocolate
  • 3 free-range egg yolks
  • 75g/2½oz caster sugar
  • 225g/8oz unsalted butter
  • 2 tsp vanilla paste
  • 40 small raspberries
  • 200g/7oz seedless raspberry jam

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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