Opera Sponge

Name: Opera Sponge
Yield: 2 sheets, 10 × 24 inches (25 × 60 cm) each
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 ounces (115 g) finely ground almonds (almond meal); 10 ounces (285 g) granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract; 10 egg whites (1¼ cups/300 ml), at room temperature; 6 ounces (170 g) cake flour, sifted; 10 egg yolks (⅞ cup/210 ml), at room temperature; 10 ounces (285 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature

Preparation info

2
sheets, 10 × 24 inches each

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 2003

About

Ingredients

10 ounces (285 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
10 ounces (285

Europe
France
Cake
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Measure and draw a line lengthwise 9 inches (22.5 cm) away from and parallel to a long side on each of 2 sheets of baking paper measuring 24 × 16</