Chocolate Crepe Cake. When cool, stack crepes with waxed paper or paper towels in between. To assemble, place one crepe on a cake plate. Whisk the warm spread into the pastry cream, and continue to whisk until it is lump free.
Once assembled, trim edges for a cleaner look, if desired. For the ganache, bring the heavy cream and sugar to a boil, and pour over chocolate and butter. Top with sifted powdered sugar (optional).
Hey everyone, it's me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, chocolate crepe cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
When cool, stack crepes with waxed paper or paper towels in between. To assemble, place one crepe on a cake plate. Whisk the warm spread into the pastry cream, and continue to whisk until it is lump free.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have chocolate crepe cake using 15 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chocolate Crepe Cake:
- {Make ready of For the chocolate crepes.
- {Take 2 cups of all purpose flour.
- {Get 1/4 cup of cocoa powder.
- {Prepare 3 tbsp of sugar.
- {Take 1/2 tsp of salt.
- {Prepare 4 of eggs at room temperature.
- {Prepare 1.5 cup of milk.
- {Make ready 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, melted.
- {Make ready 2 tsp of vanilla essence.
- {Make ready of For the buttercream frosting.
- {Make ready 1 cup of unsalted butter, softened.
- {Get 4 cup of icing sugar.
- {Make ready 2.5 tbsp of milk.
- {Take 1 tsp of vanilla essence.
- {Get Pinch of salt.
Transfer the crepe to a baking sheet to cool. It's fine to stack the crepes to cool completely. Repeat with all the crepes until you place the last. Spread thin, even layer of chocolate cream to the very edge of your crepe (I found using cake turning table very helpful and you may want to use it too) then press a second crepe on top.
Steps to make Chocolate Crepe Cake:
- In a bowl, sift flour and cocoa powder. Add sugar and salt. Mix well and keep it aside..
- In another bowl, add the eggs and beat them for a minute or two. Then pour milk, melted butter and vanilla. Continue to beat for 2 minutes..
- Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and whisk until it is smooth. Avoid overmixing..
- Heat a small pan over medium flame. Brush melted butter and pour ¼th cup of batter into the pan. Quickly swirl it..
- Allow it to cook for a few minutes then flip and cook the other side as well. It approximately takes 1-2 minutes to cook each crepe. Remove the crepe from the pan and keep it in a plate to cool down. Repeat the same process for the rest of the crepes. You will get around 10 to 12 chocolate crepes. Allow them to cool down..
- To make the buttercream frosting, take a medium-sized bowl. Add butter and whisk until light and creamy. Then add icing sugar, one tablespoon at a time, whisk on low speed. Once all the sugar is added, pour milk, vanilla essence and salt. Beat for a couple of minutes then keep it aside..
- To make chocolate crepe cake, place a crepe on the serving plate. Apply a generous coat of buttercream over it..
- Then add another crepe on top and apply another layer of buttercream frosting. Keep on repeating until all the crepes are used..
- To make the cookpad logo, draw it on a piece of baking paper, cut it and then place it over the top..
- Sift icing or powdered sugar over it. Then carefully remove the paper..
- Serve it immediately or store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Just remember one thing, add the powdered sugar only before serving..
Repeat with the rest of the crepes and chocolate cream, leaving the last crepe on top without chocolate cream spread. This crepe cake recipe is a keeper! Cognac-flavored crepes are filled with an easy-to-make chocolate filling and served with a warm chocolate sauce for an extraordinary dinner party dessert. Make everything ahead of time and assemble a few hours before serving. Every crepe cake needs to start with the perfect crepe batter.
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