Add tiramisu to your holiday menu. For another great dessert by the same author, don’t miss Opera Cake.

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Apple cake with salted caramel glaze is simple to bake, yet comes across as a show stopper for any table or event.

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This jam is ideal for making pineapple jam tart, a favorite tart in Malaysia. These pineapple jam tarts are popular during Chinese New Year and Eid-al Fitr.

Pâte sablée is a classic French shortcrust pastry dough. find the recipe in the link for Peach Bellini Tart.

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A staple in traditional English Afternoon Tea, The Victoria Sponge Cake may have been named for Queen Victoria.

“Sponge cakes, leavened with beaten eggs, originated during the Renaissance, possibly in Spain. The sponge cake is thought to be one of the first of the non-yeasted cakes. The Victorian creation of baking powder by English food manufacturer Alfred Bird in 1843 allowed the addition of butter to the traditional sponge recipe, resulting in the creation of the Victoria sponge. Although sponge cake is usually made without butter, its flavor is often enhanced with buttercream, pastry cream or other types of fillings and frostings. Sponge soaks up flavors from fresh fruits, fillings and custard sauces.”–Wikipedia

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The time has come to reinvigorate this fruit and nut compendium. Don’t lose a minute, and soak your dried fruits in the best dark rum you can find. If you want to add nuts, go right ahead.

Cool it, soak it, wrap it well, store it a cool place. Douse it again, and once more before serving it on Christmas day to the delight of one and all.

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Opera Cake is filled with French coffee buttercream, and chocolate ganache, stacked between almond and meringue sponge cake (known as joconde). Finally, the Opera Cake is coated in chocolate glaze.

I was looking for more coffee-flavored desserts after discovering Tiramisu. This is a much-loved Italian dessert with a coffee flavor. After tasting Opera Cake, I realized how well coffee and chocolate go together. It is a match made in heaven. Like Tiramisu, this beautiful cake has layers…cream filling layers and more…

Refrigerate the cake for 2 hours or overnight before glazing. You can chill it for up to 1 day, so it’s a great make-ahead dessert recipe!

Why the name OPERA CAKE?  “There are many great French cakes but for connoisseurs, the cake known as Opera represents a taste of France at its most sophisticated and delicious.”

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Japanese vs. American Sweet Potatoes

Japanese sweet potatoes are sweeter than varieties found in the U.S. and have a rich, nutty flavor. I tried one with a little butter and sugar sprinkled on top and it was delicious. I decided to try them in the recipe I use for Sweet Potato Pie that I usually make around the holidays. The potatoes have a white flesh that turns yellowish when cooked, and they they do turn dark if left standing,

Adding  just a few drops of food coloring can make the pie appealing.
The Japanese Sweet Potato Pie doesn’t need a crust if you don’t want one. I make it both ways. I like it without a crust and my husband likes it with a crust. My family loves it either way.

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*Asparagus and Goat Cheese Tart is a savory puff pastry recipe you may like.

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Another “salted” dessert recipe on The Cook’s Cook is  Salted Caramel Sesame Chocolate Cream Tarts,  by the author of This Rawsome Vegan Life.

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