How To Make A Crepe Cake

Step 1

Direction for making crepes

Step 2

Mixed together all ingredients in a blender until well blended or beat with mixer until smooth

Step 3

Pour 1/4 of a cup of batter into crêpe pan prepared with butter or cooking spray and tilt pan to spread a thin layer in the pan

Step 4

Cook for one minute until golden brown

Step 5

Flip crepe and cook for another 30 seconds

Step 6

Remove from pan

Step 7

Stack with waxed paper in between

Step 8

Recipe makes about 30 crepes

Step 9

Pastry cream directions :

Step 10

Pour half-and-half into a medium sauce pan

Step 11

Add sugar and salt

Step 12

Raise heat to medium low and stir to dissolve sugar and salt and continue heating until your cream comes to a simmer

Step 13

Take your vanilla bean and cut it open and scrape out the seeds and add to your cream mixture

Step 14

While your cream heats add your egg yolks to a bowl with the cornstarch and whisk together until the cornstarch dissolves

Step 15

When your cream is simmering add a half a cup to your egg mixture slowly. While whisking the mixture together. You do not want to add too much hot liquid to your eggs quickly or they will cook and scramble. Continue to gradually add your liquid to your eggs slowly until it is all added all the while whisking your eggs. This is called tempering the eggs

Step 16

Pour your mixture back into the sauce pan and continue to whisk your mixture while heating on medium low until the custard thickens. You will know your custard is finished when a wooden spoon is dipped into the mixture and you run your finger through the middle of the mixture on the spoon and the line should remain there and not run together

Step 17

To make sure there are no labs run your mixture custard through a fine Sieve for a perfectly smooth Custard

Step 18

Add 4 tablespoons of butter and the vanilla extract at this time and stir

Step 19

To make sure there aren't any lumps pour your custard through a sieve for a perfectly smooth pastry cream

Step 20

Allow to cool before using

Step 21

To assemble the Crepe Cake

Step 22

Place one crepe on cake platter

Step 23

Spread pastry cream over crepe (using approximately 3 tablespoons ) and spread to about 1/2 inch from edge

Step 24

Layer and repeat until all cream is used up

Step 25

Top with last crepe

Step 26

Set in the fridge for a few hours or overnight to set the cream before cutting or the cream will ooze out when when you cut it

Step 27

Top with your favorite whipped cream and fruit