

With a name like that, you know it’s going to be special. It all starts with the mis-en-place for a Joconde sponge cake. (based on Colette Christian’s Miniature French Desserts at ) And thanks to Colette Christian and Craftsy lessons online, Sally, the cake-o-phobe produced a version that made her very happy… Because this is a cake that creates its own moment. A perfect way to say I love you on February 14th.

Layers of thin cake, moist with a delicate coffee syrup, separated by luscious coffee buttercream and chocolate ganache. Opera Cake is often described as a dessert in six acts. But if you switch from music to cake, the polls are reversed: most people will go weak in the knees anticipating a slice. I go as far as saying that it is an acquired taste.
