Marvellous blog...and marvellous cake.
I think it´s not possible for me to do it.
I must to learn so much.

(scuse my bad english, I forguet it all)

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Hilda | Homepage | 15.Jul.08 - 4:43 pm | #

Wow Prac, you are brave! congratulations is in order for making an opera cake! And that coconut flavour would be just fab.
celiaK | Homepage | 26.Jun.08 - 9:31 pm | #

Thanks so much for this post! My husband and I made this for my birthday (well, he made it; I helped).

I am actually eating it right now. It's sooo delicious and decadent. I wasn't sure I would like the lemon with the white chocolate, so we used a dash of coconut extract in the relevant places instead.

I think it's probably the most ambitious baking project we have ever attempted, and luckily it turned out wonderfully.
prac | 23.Jun.08 - 6:01 am | #

Your cake looks really good! Great job on your first challenge.
Debyi | Homepage | 14.Jun.08 - 4:26 am | #

You're back with a vengeance! :D sorry haven't been by lately, I missed your comeback.

I hate that I didn't do this challenge. Your opera cake looks delicious! You did a wonderful job. I'm still going to attempt this one, even though it's too late to post as a DB challenge. I'll be working on this month's challenge this weekend. I can't wait to see yours!
JMom | Homepage | 13.Jun.08 - 5:16 pm | #

Looks just wonderful! I think it is just right. I ended up accidentally doing the same thing you did with the glaze and mine was not as good as yours.
Claire | Homepage | 04.Jun.08 - 4:41 am | #

I think your opera cake looks divine. Congrats on your first DB challenge, and your mastery of the infamous opera cake. Yeah for newbie DBers! I am one too
Joanna | Homepage | 03.Jun.08 - 7:45 am | #

Actually your cake looks to be quite the resounding success. Congrats on the completion of your first challenge. I agree that white chocolate is quite annoying to work with at times. I used Valhrona and was lucky to have no problems this time. That wasn't the case when I make the cheesecake pops!
kellypea | Homepage | 02.Jun.08 - 9:21 pm | #

Congrats on your first challenge. It was a doozy but you did great!
Barbara | Homepage | 01.Jun.08 - 2:59 am | #

Your opera cake looks perfect!
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Shari | Homepage | 31.May.08 - 5:56 pm | #

You did such a great job on this cake - look at those perfectly straight cuts...I'm jealous.
gizmar | Homepage | 31.May.08 - 8:37 am | #

Your cake looks lovely. You know I've found that I learn more from my failures than from my successes. I learned a lot on this cake.
Molly W. | Homepage | 30.May.08 - 5:54 pm | #