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French Week · Season 2 · Showstopper

The Fat Lady Bakes…

November 13, 2018 KarenLeave a comment

…an Opera Cake! OK, this is yet another thing I’ve never heard of.  Layers of sponge and jam and things.  Traditionally coffee and chocolate, but of course, we know that I’m not going to do that.  Any flavors we want… Layers of Joconde sponge, buttercream, ganache… Contestants made: Lemon cake, white chocolate ganache and lavendar… Continue reading The Fat Lady Bakes…

Patisserie

Schichttorte: a German Layer Cake

April 23, 2018 KarenLeave a comment

I couldn’t get anyone to eat the baklava I made…weirdos.  That second batch was pretty good!  Hopefully this fussy chocolate glazed layer cake will be a winner!  This looked like a very interesting challenge and I was kind of excited to try this. I went to the BBC pages and found the recipe here.  Be… Continue reading Schichttorte: a German Layer Cake

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