

Whoever did it, this extraordinary cake will stickĪround for many years to come!. Similar dessert (in honor of the Paris Opéra) although Gaston Lenôtre claims he invented the opéra cake as well.

However, another pastry shop, Dalloyau in the 50s, sold a very There are many stories about the origins of this cake, known as both ClichyĬake and Opéra cake, believed to have started out at the Paris Exposition Culinaire in 1903. Makes one Finished 8x10-inch (20x28cm) Rectangle Cake or 12 1.5x4-inch (4x10cm) Individual Portions.Īn opéra cake is a French dessert noted for its delicate, intensely flavored layers. Lenôtre / Dalloyau Opéra Cake Recipe Inspired.
