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Thursday, September 3, 2009
Time for a little dessert isn't it? Like the famous l'opera gateaux.I keep thinking about pastry geometrie...
This cake was first created by Louis Clichy in 1903.
But Dalloyau renamed it after the grand Paris Opera
and is reknown for their version.
Every French patisserie makes a version of this popular multi-layered chocolate decadence. L'Epicerie has a monster version...
I would love to figure out why a squared cake in the US connotes an
office party birthday? Where is the panache? Where's the ganache? 
Pierre Herme makes what looks like an opera cake but he changes the equation. It's called the Carrement Chocolat, it is not layered.
Inside is: (biscuit "molleux chocolat", creme onctueuse au chocolat, mousse au chocolat, fine feuilles de chocolat craquant) I see the word feuille / leaves, so it must be layered? I brought the petit four version home to paint...
There's nothing like the challenge of painting a square object on a rectangular piece of paper.
If you think you'd like to make this cake, Dorie Greenspan has documented Dalloyau's recipe in her book, Paris Sweets. Here's what's inside those layers:
1.Giaconda biscuit
2.Coffee syrup
3.Coffee buttercream
4.Chocolate ganache
5.Chocolate glaze
Not exactly "a piece of cake" to make!
BONJOUR L'Opera GATEAUX!
Monday, June 16, 2008
All that Macha tea made me think of Paris pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki and his green tea goodies like this opera cake...sigh
Here's a green Mille-feuille à la the vert
Eclair Machas lined up like soldiers...
Macha rollades full of a sweet red bean paste..
I spotted these extraterestials called the Duomo (after the Florence Duomo?) at Sadaharu Aoki's boutique at Lafayette Gourmet.My resistance broke down...
A peek inside - a mousse-like outer-igloo with red bean filling inside. AND don't forget the Macha macaron stuck onto the side...heaven on earth. I'm having palpitations just describing it to you...
Inside Sadaharu Aoki's shop on 35 rue de Vaugirard, Paris 6è the walls are Macha as well as green tea jam.
Here is the divine Sadaharu Aoki himself, offering me a macaron at the Salon du Chocolat in October - a day never to be forgot!
And here, his fab box of macarons! 12 to a box and all labeled on the lid so you don't get confused. So kind...BONNE JOURNEE
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