___ cake, dessert with layers of sponge, buttercream and ganache

The answer to “___ cake, dessert with layers of sponge, buttercream and ganache” in the New York Times crossword is OPERA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 13, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 2-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“___ cake, dessert with layers of sponge, buttercream and ganache” answer

OPERA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is OPERA

OPERA is the 5-letter solution that fits "___ cake, dessert with layers of sponge, buttercream and ganache" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 13, 2025 (2-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does OPERA mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of OPERA is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “___ cake, dessert with layers of sponge, buttercream and ganache” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

June 13, 2025 (most recent) → OPERA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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