Opera Cake

A French classic executed with the discipline it demands. Layers of almond joconde sponge are soaked in coffee syrup and stacked with coffee buttercream and dark chocolate ganache — each element built to complement the next.

The result is a cake of remarkable precision: coffee and chocolate in perfect proportion, with a clean finish that lingers. Opera is one of the most technically demanding cakes in French patisserie, and it shows in every slice. Elegant rather than excessive — the kind of cake that impresses without trying to.