Opera cake () is a French cake. It is made with layers of almond sponge cake (known as in French) soaked in coffee syrup (or Grand Marnier), layered with ganache and coffee-flavoured French buttercream, and covered in a chocolate glaze. Its name originates from its layers resembling the levels of an opera house.

According to , " is an elaborate almond sponge cake with a coffee and chocolate filling and icing." Edible gold leaf is sometimes added to the presentation.

Origin

The cake was popularized by the French house Dalloyau, but its origin is unclear. Cyriaque Gavillon claimed to have created the cake there in 1955 and that his wife Andrée Gavillon named it after the Opéra Garnier.

Gaston Lenôtre (1920–2009) claimed he invented the dessert in 1960.

See also

• List of French desserts

• Tiramisu

References