Looking for opera cake

[trolley]

i'm looking for a really good opera cake for my husbands birthday next week. i've had the one from viktor benes and thought it was a bit too sweet and not very flavorful. i'm thinking of getting one from porto's but never had theirs. i'm in the pasadena area and can't travel too far. anyone with suggestions?

[DrBruin]

Can't vouch for it but I saw opera cake for sale at Trader Joes.

[Nate650]

Yes, the Trader Joe's opera cake is the best opera cake and best cake I've ever had. Possibly even the best dessert I've ever had. I highly recommend it.

[clearly]

lol! that carrot cake is pretty damned good too! but, that's off topic.

[subal]

Ya'll are missing it!
Try Sweet Lady Lane on Melrose
http://www.sweetladyjane.com/CakeDesc...
Not inexpensive; but well worth it!

[Feed_me]

Ummm.....you must have missed these threads. The first one
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/387283
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/452658 towards the end of the second thread one poster feels he had great service at SLJ, but then reports the cake wasn't that special in a later posting. I would think if you need an opera cake and you're in West L.A. you could check with Caprice. Jean Louis is from France (Alsace if I recollect rightly) and he's a very nice guy. http://www.capricefrenchpastries.com

[Burger Boy]

Bitch Un-Lady Lane, for mediocre cake and service with attidtude!

[trolley]

time has come and gone and i went with porto's once again. the cake was great and priced right at $25. after living in weho for 4 yrs i've had enough abuse from jane and her minions. i used to go and get attitude and wondered if i had done something wrong. i'm one the ones on the longest thread as well detailing my bad experience. i'd rather buys a cake from von's than go to sweet lady jane. in fact, i'd rather have betty crocker and i hate box cakes.

[boogiebaby]

Definitely the Porto's one -- it's delicious!

[SmokeyDoke]

I would go with Porto's. It's delicious.

[trolley]

ok, porto's it is!

[FranklinJefferson]

Also, Nata's pastries in Sherman Oaks has an excellent Opera Cake.
nataspastries.com

[attran99]

Forgot the links.

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Porto's Bakery
315 N Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA 91203

Porto's Bakery
3614 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505

[attran99]

The Nordstrom Cafe has been known to carry a great Opera cake...it's been featured on Road Tasted with Jamie and Bobby Dean on the Food Network. Porto's also makes a great version, too.

[Burger Boy]

Is it a French Cake, Italian, Cuban?

[trolley]

it's a french cake. layers of almond sponge cake with coffee butter cream and topped with ganache.