
It seemed like only the top of the eggs was getting whipped which didn’t allow enough volume to develop and my cake ended up dense rather than light and airy. Use the right size mixer for the job – Trying to beat 2 eggs in my large upright mixer was pretty ineffective. This isn’t a particularly difficult cake to make (it can actually all be done in a few hours) but here are a few tips that I think you’ll find useful.ġ. But don’t worry, I’m going to share everything I learned with you. Let’s just say I learned a lot from the experience since I ended up having to make the cake twice. However, I really wanted to post this recipe in time for Valentine’s Day and decided I would make the cake myself. Since my husband had always been the one making this cake, I hadn’t ever made an opera cake before last week.
