It is made with layers of almond sponge cake (known as Joconde in French) soaked in coffee syrup, layered with ganache and coffee (or Grand Marnier) French buttercream, and covered in a chocolate glaze. Always will be.Opera cake ( French: Gâteau opéra) is a French cake. Then grab your cake pans and head over to Dixie Crystal’s site for the CHOCOLATE BOURBON PECAN CAKE RECIPE.Īnd save me a slice ) It’s only polite.ĭisclaimer: I am a recipe developer for Dixie Crystals. I’m all for edible homemade gifts, or bourbon, bourbon works too.

So make a batch of our WHISKEY CARAMEL SAUCE, because you’ll need it for the cake plus you’ll want to drizzle on all the things or just eat directly out of the jar with a spoon, it’s that good. It happens and I just want you to know it’s okay. Or unbutton them so I can eat a smidge more at the time. There are no gains for me, or more like losses but I’m okay with that as long as I can eat cake and still fit in my pants. I’ve said it many times before and I’ll say it again. Not that I’m opposed to a giant slice of cake, when it’s on the lighter side, because y’all, I am an eater after all. It also let’s me feel like less of a piglet and that’s always a good thing. This one though, you won’t be needing a giant wedge. It’s big, bold, and beautiful (is that a soap opera? I don’t watch a lot of tv anymore but that sounds familiar).

Especially when it’s chocolate cake with pecans and drizzled with WHISKEY CARAMEL SAUCE. No matter what is going on, I think we can all agree on cake.

Opera cake strain