Opera Cake

bbc.co.uk

Obsessed with pears at the moment...especially pear cake. New favourite ingredients: fennel root and fish sauce. Also, gluten-free, though I do save recipes that aren't.

subheading: For the kirsch syrup:

100g/3½fl oz caster sugar

3 tbsp kirsch

subheading: For the joconde sponge:

3 free-range eggs whites

15g/½oz caster sugar

100g/3½oz ground almonds

100g/3½oz icing sugar

3 free-range eggs

30g/1oz plain four, sifted

30g/1oz unsalted butter, melted

subheading: For the chocolate ganache:

100ml/3½fl oz double cream

100ml/3½fl oz dark chocolate, 36 per cent cocoa solids, broken into small pieces

subheading: For the crème au beurre:

3 free-range egg yolks

75g/2½oz caster sugar

225g/8oz unsalted butter, cubed and softened

2 tsp vanilla paste

subheading: To decorate:

40 small raspberries

200g/7oz seedless raspberry jam, sieved

Directions at bbc.co.uk

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