Comments on: Daring Bakers Challenge : Green Tea, Lemon and Blackberry Opera Cake

By: Y

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:42:26 +0000

Hi Raf! I added green tea powder (maccha) to the mix before baking. It gives it the flavour as well as the colour. And yes, I used lemon buttercream (Dorie Greenspan’s recipe from when the Daring Bakers made her Perfect Party Cake) and also incorporated a thin layer of blackberry jam. Overall I found the flavours worked really well together.

By: Raf

Raf — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:39:37 +0000

Very nice.
How did you obtain green tea flavour in jaconde??
I understand that the filling is lemon butter cream and blackberry jam. Is that correct?? Kind regards

By: sandra avital

sandra avital — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:52:28 +0000

How could I miss this one??? Absolutely gorgeous!! Wonderful job!

By: Shari

Shari — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:32:16 +0000

I was licking the buttercream too much too, but boy it was good! Your cake is stunning! Shari@Whisk: a food blog

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:29:30 +0000

Green tea, lemon, and blackberry–yum! Your layers came out so perfectly. Well done!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:16:18 +0000

Your cake is simply gorgeous.

By: Gabi

Gabi — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:38:49 +0000

Wow- that beautifull angular- loved your post and use of the green tea- bold and beautiful combination of flavours! Brava!!!

By: linda

linda — Sat, 31 May 2008 14:48:07 +0000

Love the flavours and love how it looks with the pretty colours.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 31 May 2008 00:57:05 +0000

Incredible! Your cake is lovely, the flavors sound delicious, and I must say I love the photography. Everything is so crisp and clean… Excellent work!

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:12:04 +0000

very Very elegant!