This months Daring Bakers challenge was kind of fun. I've always wanted to make an opera cake, but it's one of those recipes that I just couldn't get around to making. This month we got to make a "light" opera cake. Normally an opera cake is made with chocolate and espresso butter cream, but this time I had to make the cake with light components. I'll admit that I didn't get very adventurous and I went with a flavor combination that I know works well together. The first layer is an almond cake. The cake was then moistened with a lemon syrup. The first two layers were filled with raspberry buttercream. The third layer was topped with white chocolate raspberry mousse.In the end I was pleased with the challenge. It was a good day spent in the kitchen.
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WOW, amazing look to your cake.
Now that is certainly "Pretty in Pink"!! So precise, I bet it tasted like a million!!!!
Wow! Very professional! ...but I want a TASTE! I bet it was yummy.
oh this so pinky and nice, we love it!
Very very pretty, great job! :)
Very pretty! Wonderful!
cheers,
Rosa
Your cake looks beautiful! Great job!
wow! your flavours might not be creative but the preseentation certainly is!
How sweet! I really really like the pinkiness! And you never can go wrong with raspberry!
Well done! It looks very precise and perfect. Congratulations!
What a beautiful cake! I think that is an excellent flavor combination!
Your cake is so lovely - all pretty in pink. And I love the 'napoleon eclaire' effect on the top. I am sure it tasted good too. Great job!
Gorgeous; you have captured the simple elegance of the classic cake in a whole new, fresh way.
Oh your cake is so pretty! Love the white chocolate raspberry mousse! Good job!
Beautiful! Nice job on the challenge. lemon and raspberry...yummm
that cake looks delish! and totally pretty!!
That glaze is just gorgeous. I am very impressed, especially since my glaze just kind of ran off my cake all over the plate! Great job!
Wow! I'm so impressed you made that beauty in a day! Wonderful job! You guys are all making me wish I didn't have to miss this challenge!
just...whoa.
So beautiful! Wonderful job!
What a lovely cake! I bet the lemon and raspberry aspects were delicious!
beautiful job on the glaze! your layers look very even and nicely trimmed too. Congrats!
Wow! Your cake looks awesome! Soooo impressive!
I couldn't help but smile when I saw your cake. It's so pretty with that raspberry purple shade! Great job!
Beautiful cake! I tried to do the same marbling technique with 2 different colors of white chocolate glaze - but it didn't work - I think maybe it was still too warm. Is your purple color the mousse?
Your opera cake looks really good! Nicely decorated top!
The buttercream and the mousse were flavored and colored with raspberry puree. No food coloring.
Wow, yours is professional! Love the decorated top.
Shari@Whisk: a food blog
How pretty! Your cake turned out great.
Lovely!
Wow! My favorite color and I love your decor on the top. Good job!!
I love the top! So fun.
That's one awesome looking non-standard l'Opera!!
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