I am happy to report that all went swimmingly! It came together like a charm and oh-my-lord the smell. The buttercream – My first time! Much trepidation here as I thought of hot syrup going into the whirling eggs in the mixer. I met her through blogging so I thought it fitting to use her fabulous infusion for a blogging event □ I flavoured it with some vanilla-infused vodka which was given to me by my friend M. The syrup – This was the first thing I made as it can be made way in advance. I already pointed out what L’Opera was to C in our neighbourhood patisserie brazenly telling him that I would make it, and 3. I wanted to earn French points in the kitchen**, 2. This little cake had five parts and five parts in one cake is still a daunting task for me! But I wasn’t backing down because: 1. Yes, I know this French girl fixation has got to stop.īut not today! No, for today we make L’Opera!Īs much as I was thrilled at this month’s challenge, I was also shaking in my black ballet flats. Something that would make me feel like Audrey Tautou in the mood to whip up something sweet. You know what I mean, something pretty and chic-sounding, something you would find in your neighbourhood French-style patisserie ( unless you live in France, in which case it would be a real live French patisserie, in which case lucky you!), something that I am never brave enough to attempt. ![]() Oh, I do love bread and sticky buns and cake and all…but there in the back of my head lies the dream of making something… patisserie-esque. Not this challenge in particular, but a challenge like this. I think in all my time as a Daring Baker ( which hasn’t been that long, admittedly), I have been waiting for this challenge.
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