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Crêpe Cake
Transform simple crêpes into a celebratory dessert with a little food colour . Customize using preferred number of colours and favourite hues . Seven colours are shown here .
INGREDIENTS Crêpe 2 cups cake flour 1 / 2 cup sugar 1 tsp salt 9 eggs 1 / 2 cup unsalted butter 3 1 / 2 cups whole milk 1 tsp vanilla extract food colouring
Whipped cream filling 4 cups whipping cream 1 / 2 cup sugar
METHOD Crêpe 1 . In a mixing bowl add milk , eggs , butter , flour , sugar , salt and vanilla . Blend until well combined . 2 . Divide batter into different bowls . 3 . Add a different food colouring to each bowl . 4 . Heat a 9-inch non-stick pan over medium heat . 5 . Add butter until the pan is lightly coated .
6 . Once the butter is hot , add 1 / 2 cup of the batter to coat the bottom of the pan . 7 . Sauté 35 seconds per side . 8 . Repeat for 21 crêpes .
Whipped cream filling 1 . In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment , blend whipping cream on high speed for 7 minutes . 2 . Add sugar gradually , 1 / 7 at a time while blending .
Assembly 1 . Place the first crêpe layer onto a serving platter and spread 3 tsp filling between each crêpe layer for a total of 21 crêpes . Every layer is a different color . 2 . Refrigerate the cake for 6 hours until the filling has firmed up .
Yield 8 – 12 servings
ciao ! / apr / may / two thousand twenty-three 13