Opera Cake

Learn how to make opera cake, a classic French dessert made with layers of almond sponge cake, coffee buttercream, and silky chocolate ganache. It’s so sophisticated yet SO simple! Watch the video below to see how I make it in my kitchen!

Opera Cake is a rich French Cake, that uses one of the most loved flavor combinations, chocolate and coffee. The cake is consisting of layers of almond sponge cake soaked in coffee syrup, filled with coffee buttercream and chocolate ganache and topped with chocolate glaze.

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Learn how to make the classic opera cake from scratch. The rich chocolate cake taste incredible with the deep aromas of coffee, chocolate, and cognac!

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Learn how to make the classic opera cake from scratch. The rich chocolate cake taste incredible with the deep aromas of coffee, chocolate, and cognac!

While making Opera Cake from scratch will have you spend a hefty chunk of time in the kitchen, I swear it's so decadent, it's totally worth the effort.