French Opera Cake Recipe-The Best No 2

Instructions

Making the cake:

Preheat oven to 400F.

Line an 11×17 sheet pan with parchment paper.

Whip 4 egg yolks, 2 whole egg with 1/2 cup sugar. Use whip attachment.

Using high speed beat until thick and pale.

In another bowl mix 1 cup of almonds and 12 TBSP cake and pastry flour, sifted.

Using bowl number 3, whip 4 egg whites on high speed until foamy, then slowly add 4 TBSP sugar.

Whip until they hold a soft peak when the beaters are lifted.

Now, let’s take next step very carefully.

Fold the whipped whites into the yolks mixture in two additions.

After that add almond/flour mixture. Fold all ingredients together.

IMPORTANT: Take out 1 1/4 cups of the batter and pour into prepared 6 inch pan.

The rest of the batter pour into prepared baking sheet pan and spread the batter evenly.

Bake the cake for about 9 to 10 minutes at 400 F or until done. Cool it.

Then bake your second cake, 6 inch pan for about 7 to 8 minutes or until done.

Cool it. Cover and freeze 6 inch cake for another recipe.

Now, lets make the ganache layer.

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE GANACHE FOR FRENCH OPERA CAKE

Important: this ganache can be made the day before. Store in the fridge, covered until ready to use.

Now, back to the recipe.

Chop the baking chocolate.

Heat the cream until it just begins to simmer.

Pour cream over baking chocolate.

Let this sit for a minute, then start stirring using a spatula.

Stir until the chocolate is fully melted and the ganache is smooth.

Set aside to cool. Then transfer to the fridge for a few hours or overnight.

Italian Buttercream Instructions

Whip 4 egg whites with 4 TBSP sugar on high speed until just past foamy.

Use 1 cup sugar and 4 TBSP of water and bring to a full boil over high heat.

Boil until sugar hits 240 F on a candy thermometer.

With the mixer on medium speed, carefully add the hot sugar to the whipped whites by pouring it

down the side of the bowl, then increase the speed and whip until the whites cooled to room temperature (6 to 8 minutes)

Add the butter, a few pieces at a time until combined.

Add the cappuccino/coffee extract and vanilla extract.

Mix all ingredients well.

Coffee Syrup Instructions

Stir 3/4 cup hot coffee and 2 TBSP sugar until sugar dissolves.

ASSEMBLY CAKE

Remove the sheet of cake and cut cake into 3 rectangles size 5×11. If you have extra eat it.

Brush the bottom of one of the layers with the melted chocolate chips.

Put into fridge to firm.

Once it is firm place this layer chocolate-side down on a flat cake board or platter.

Brush it with coffee syrup.

Spread half of the buttercream on top.

Add second cake layer.

Brush with coffee syrup, spread with 2/3 of the cooled ganache.

Place the third cake layer.

Brush with coffee syrup.

Spread with the remaining Italian buttercream over top.

The final step is to spread chocolate glaze.

Re-warm 1/3 chocolate ganache, add 1/4 cup chocolate chips and 2 TBSP oil.

Stir until smooth.

Spread over the top of the cake .

Chill until set.