The secrets that my grandmother didn’t tell anyone were the nuances of how to assemble the cake so that it was perfectly shaped and its edges soaked well. And, of course, she added lemon zest to the cream, which is very unusual for Napoleon cake. You know, in Odessa cuisine, as in French, “the devil is in the details” and small nuances can radically change the taste and look of a dish, make it unlike any other person's dish. That is why, for all the holidays in our family, the unique grandmother's Odessa Napoleon was the perfect finale of the rich dinner.