13/10/2026
Are you looking for something to "pick you up" on a rainy, gloomy day like this? What about the cheesecake version of the classic Gâteau opéra?
Funny story: A traditional Opera cake features six distinct layers including a Joconde (almond sponge) heavily soaked in intense coffee syrup, layers of espresso buttercream, and dark chocolate ganache. Because grand 19th-century operas (like those by Richard Wagner) could last upwards of four or five hours, people retroactively joked—or assumed—that the pastry was designed as an intermission energy boost to combat boredom or fatigue.