

Bake in a preheated 350☏ oven for 15 minutes then turn the oven temperature down to 300☏ for another 8 minutes.Pour batter into a lightly greased and parchment lined sheet pan (12" x18").Add the sifted dry ingredients all at once and mix on medium to high speed to combine well.Add the vegan egg mixture and whip on high speed for another 30 seconds.Cream the vegan butter with the sugar on medium to high speed for about 3 minutes until fluffy.Combine the warm water with the flax meal and whisk smooth.Combine the vegan egg with the cold water, whisk smooth then add the vanilla extract.Sift the flour, confectioner's sugar, baking powder and EnerG egg replacer together and then add the hazelnut flour.Quite honestly since Follow Your Heart changed it formulas years ago I have not been using it either!įor the Raspberry Sauce I made a simple compote of about 1 cup of fresh raspberries a bit of water to help them cook down with a tablespoon or two of sugarĬLICK HERE FOR THE FULL YOUTUBE STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL FOR HOW TO MAKE THIS CAKE!įor more nut cake recipes click the links below! You can switch that out for Just Egg, Bob’s Red Mill or another proprietary blend in the same measure.įlax meal reconstituted with aquafaba with also be a great sub! I understand many of you cannot get the Follow Your Heart Vegan Egg or just don’t want to buy it I am using my Aquafaba Swiss Buttercream recipe this timeĪfter baking the cake layers, the assembly of the cake is done in minutesīecause Opera Cake is traditionally displayed open sided, could this be the original naked cake? Plus we have building on recipes on our side so if you prepare your buttercream ahead of time, the rest is a breeze.


Individual slices and then petit four sized.Īt first glance this cake may seem like an impossible projectĪnd while it is an intense recipe, this cake really deserves that extra effort. When I owned my bakery I sold this cake in 3 different sizes. Four thin layers of moist hazelnut cake with mocha and chocolate buttercream in between each layer.Īnd then to prove just how rich this cake is, each slice gets bedazzled with gold leaf. There is nothing more elegant, sophisticated or brilliant than the Opera Cake.
