Sunday, 15 September 2013

Let them wash with cake

Maybe that's what Marie Antoinette was meant to have said.

I'm not normally big on sweets, but every so often I crave something decadent. Being that there's only two of us in this household, it doesn't make much sense to make a cake to feed 16 people (much as hubby would love to see that). To combat my sweets craving, I decided to try my hand at an opera cake, but in soap form.

For anyone who's unfamiliar with an opera cake, here's an example.
Photo from indulgy.com

I started it by pouring the layers into the mould (gotta love clear moulds) and then cutting it down so I could pour the "icing" over it after. This time I made sure to give each layer plenty of time to set before I poured the next one so that they wouldn't meld into one another.
Naked "opera cake" soap. Rated I for immature humour

I tried to make my "frosting" a bit darker by adding in some charcoal but it just made the colouring murky. So to compensate, I added more bakery beige colouring from Soapy Love's tart kit. Maybe next time I'll use straight clear soap rather than a mix of clear and white. The scent is rocky road fudge. 

After cutting it, it looks more like a Kit Kat bar to me, but opera cake sounds much more sophisticated.


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23 comments:

  1. Teresa Robeson15 September 2013 at 19:05

    I think it looks amazing! And Kit Kat bars are the best of the crappy, child-labor chocolate bars out there!

    Oh now I want to make an opera cake...looks a bit like a Sacher Torte. :)

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    1. SoapSudsations16 September 2013 at 08:38

      Thanks Teresa! For me it was a toss up between Kit Kat and 3 Musketeers, but Kit Kat definitely has more substance to it.

      Can you wait til you visit before you make an opera cake or a sacher torte? ;}

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  2. Cee15 September 2013 at 21:31

    What is this opera cake you speak of...and where has it been all my life?! I LOVE your version...your layers are so perfect and the fragrance sounds amazing, what a treat! :)

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    1. SoapSudsations16 September 2013 at 08:47

      LOL Cee! You need to come to the lower mainland more often, esp since there's been George Clooney sightings of late. Lots of bakeries here that purport to make a great version of the cake.

      I'm glad you like it, I wish I had made the layers thinner, but that can be the goal for the next one.

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    2. Cee17 September 2013 at 21:14

      What?!?!? Mr. Clooney AND Opera Cake?! We're so deprived over here! :p

      PS - I wouldn't change a thing! I love it just the way you made it! :D

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    3. SoapSudsations17 September 2013 at 21:45

      Hmmm, George with opera cake all over him... okay cold shower time. :D I think it just means you need to come this way more often. Plus, we're just a hop and a skip from Otion too. Yes, I'm a bad influence. That's what it says on my resume at least. ;)

      Thank you! In that case, I'll keep the layers as close to this as possible the next time I make it.

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  3. SoapJam16 September 2013 at 02:17

    Ooh la la! I love opera cake! Your opera soap looks good enough to eat, and the layers perfectly straight and evenly spaced. Beautiful! :-)

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    1. SoapJam16 September 2013 at 02:27

      By the way, love the title of your post!

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    2. SoapSudsations16 September 2013 at 08:50

      Thanks Silvia! I haven't had an opera cake in ages, so now I'm really craving one. I was quite happy with how the layers seem quite even, especially since I was eyeballing it rather than measuring out each layer.

      I'm glad you enjoyed the title, I like word plays, although I'm not always successful. :)

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  4. Diva Prirodna Kozmetika16 September 2013 at 04:14

    Honestly, I like your version better. I mean, not that I don't like sweets, but this 'opera' looks too 'bread-y', (that's how I call, in my language, all cakes with layers of sponge cake- I hope I chose the right word), not creamy enough for me!
    I like your soap soooooo mucch, it looks really yummy,how did you make outer brown layer all around the soap?

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    1. SoapSudsations16 September 2013 at 08:58

      Thanks Maja! Too bread-y, that's a good description. You like your cake with more chocolate and cream? I can totally go for that.

      I made the outer layer by pouring the layers first, then trimming it down slightly. I poured a layer on the bottom that the layers could sit on, and then poured the rest of the "icing" all over it. I'd like to try it again with a round mould and see how it works.

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  5. Menagerie Soaps16 September 2013 at 11:10

    Ooooo, that came out awesome!

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  6. Anne-Marie16 September 2013 at 14:53

    I love seeing the inspiration behind other soapers creations. Thank you for sharing!

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    1. SoapSudsations17 September 2013 at 09:59

      Thanks Anne-Marie! It's all about the food. :D

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  7. LatherBeSoaping16 September 2013 at 15:04

    Your opera cake soap is awesome, Monica! The layers look great - so neat and even. It looks good enough to eat!

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    1. SoapSudsations17 September 2013 at 10:00

      Thanks Jenny! It really helps to slow down and pay attention to what you're doing. I know, stating the obvious, but it took a while for that lesson to sink in for me.

      Hopefully no one will try to take a bite, but I do hope others will think it looks edible as well.

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  8. Michelle19 September 2013 at 20:30

    That is so amazing! Looks so real I want to eat it. The layers are so perfect, it is impossible to tell it is soap.

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    1. SoapSudsations22 September 2013 at 11:42

      Thanks Michelle! I think it's the china cup, takes everything up a notch. ;)

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  9. Natalia24 September 2013 at 12:23

    Wow, Monica! This is the most delicious soap I have ever seen!

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    1. SoapSudsations24 September 2013 at 15:17

      Aww, thanks Natalia! I like how sometimes the simplest of things can look the nicest.

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  10. Roxana29 September 2013 at 19:18

    Ooooo...that looks good enough to eat =)
    Nice, clean layers !

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    1. SoapSudsations30 September 2013 at 12:41

      Thanks Roxana! It's so gratifying when a soap comes out the way you plan, isn't it?

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