Opéra Cake

Firstly I apologise for the lateness of Aprils blog, I recently had my 18th birthday so finding the time to post this blog was difficult. As I just mentioned I recently had my 18th so thought I'd share with you the cake that I made for my birthday, Opéra cake. Opéra cake or Gâteau De l'Opéra is a classic French dessert, this cake is delicate but decadent and perfect for special occasions! Opera cake consists nine intricate layers of chocolate ganache, coffee buttercream and syrup soaked sponge. Note: this recipe is for a large cake to serve around 20 people so halve the quantities if you don't want such a big cake. I have simplified the traditional recipe slightly so anyone and everyone can make it. So lets get into the recipe...