Vanilla Pastry Crepe Cake Recipe Video
Summary
Ingredients
| Flour/Null | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (Null) | |
| Eggs/Null | 6 (Null) | |
| Sugar/Null | 2 Tablespoon (Null) | |
| Salt/Null | 1 Pinch (Null) | |
| Milk/Null | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (Null) | |
| Milk/Null | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (Null) | |
| Egg yolks/Null | 2 (Null) | |
| Egg/Null | 1 (Null) | |
| Butter/Null | 2 Tablespoon (Null) | |
| Butter/Null | 2 Tablespoon (Null) | |
| Vanilla extract/Null | 1 1⁄2 Teaspoon (Null) | |
| Vanilla extract/Null | 1 1⁄2 Teaspoon (Null) | |
| Heavy cream/Null | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (Null) | |
| Dark chocolate/Null | 6 Ounce (Null) |
Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 458 Calories from Fat 276
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31 g47.7%
Saturated Fat 17.5 g87.5%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 295.9 mg98.6%
Sodium 135.4 mg5.6%
Total Carbohydrates 33 g11.1%
Dietary Fiber 1.9 g7.6%
Sugars 17.6 g
Protein 11 g22.5%
Vitamin A 19.3% Vitamin C 0.3%
Calcium 12.8% Iron 18.7%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
Directions
1. In a pan, bring milk to a boil.
2. In a bowl, mix flour, sugar and salt.
3. In another bowl, crack eggs and beat it well.
4. Once milk is boiling, add butter and vanilla extract. Stir it well.
5. Add flour and milk to the eggs and whisk it well.
6. Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat.
7. Pour the batter and spread it over the pan. Cook it on both sides.
Making the Vanilla Pastry Cream:
8. In a pan, heat milk till it is just below the boiling point.
9. Mix egg yolks and sugar till you get a smooth texture.
10. Add flour little by little until well blended.
11. Pour half a cup of hot milk into the mixture. Leave some hot milk in the pan. Put the mixture back into the milk in the pan and whisk constantly.
12. Heat the pan and let the mixture come to a boiling point. Make sure you whisk constantly.
13. Remove pan from flame and whisk in butter and vanilla extract.
14. Press a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pastry cream to avoid from creating a crust.
15. Place it in the refrigerator till it is completely cold.
Making the Chocolate Ganache:
16. In a pan, heat the heavy cream to a boiling point.
17. If using a chocolate bar, chop it into small pieces.
18. Pour hot cream over the chocolate and let it sit for a few minutes.
19. Mix cream and chocolate.
20. Cool the chocolate mixture in the fridge until it becomes thick.
Assemble the cake
21. Layer the crepe with pastry cream and nutrella and similarly add layers of crepe, cream and Nutrella.
22. Top it with Ganache.
23. Place the cake in the fridge for a few hours before serving.
SERVING
24. Decorate cake with shaped chocolate and powdered sugar.
Editors Review
If you want to enjoy the cooking process and have enough time on hand, try this Vanilla Pastry Crepe Cake. The elaborate cooking process of this dish ensures that you get mouthwatering results in the end. This cake can be prepared in four steps - making crepes, making pastry cream, making chocolate ganache and assembling the cake.Chef
