Ladyfinger (biscuit) Ladyfinger (biscuit) Ladyfingers, sometimes known by their original Italian name savoiardi, or as sponge fingers in British English, are low density, dry, egg-based, sweet sponge biscuits roughly shaped like a large finger. They are a principal ingredient in many dessert recipes, such as trifles and charlottes, and are also used as fruit or chocolate gateau linings, and sometimes for the sponge element of tiramisu. They are typically soaked in a sugar syrup or liqueur, or in coffee or espresso for the dessert tiramisu. Plain ladyfingers are commonly given to infants, being soft enough for teething mouths, but easy to grasp
Opera cake the honour of inventing the dessert in 1960, though an advertisement in "Le Gaulois" in 1899 offers a """". Opera cake Opera cake () is a French cake. It is made with layers of almond sponge cake (known as "" in French) soaked in coffee syrup, layered with ganache and coffee (or ) buttercream, and covered in a chocolate glaze. According to ', " is an elaborate almond sponge cake with a coffee and chocolate filling and icing." The cake was popularized by the French house , but its origin is unclear. One creator-claimant, at in 1955 is , grandfather