Certified Executive Pastry Chef (CEPC) Practice Exam

Opera torte is a refined layered cake built from very thin almond sponge sheets, brushed with coffee syrup, filled with coffee buttercream, and finished with a chocolate glaze. Marjolaine matches that approach because it is also a layered cake built from delicate sponge layers with a filling (often praline or chocolate) and a chocolate finish, giving a similar feel in texture, construction, and presentation. The other options differ in structure or fillings: Sachertorte is a dense, single chocolate cake with jam and a chocolate glaze; Mille-feuille uses puff pastry sheets with pastry cream; Gateau Saint-Honoré centers on a puff-pastry ring with cream puffs and chiboust cream, not layered sponge cakes.