mille crepe cake

Ingredients

• 20 pre-made crepes (recommend a 20-pack Crepini Naked Crepes), or these ingredients to make 20 crepes:
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 8 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons butter (melted)
• 8 teaspoons sugar (optional – based on your sweet tooth)
• pre-made pastry cream filling, or these ingredients to make pastry cream filling:
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon hot water
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream (whipped)
• powdered confectioner’s sugar

Instructions

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   First, if you have pre-made pastry filling skip...: First, if you have pre-made pastry filling skip this step. If you don’t have pre-made pastry cream filling, then make it using the following steps:- Mix the egg, flour, sugar and cornstarch until smooth.- Bring the milk to a simmer in a saucepan using low heat. Once simmering, whisk milk into the egg mixture and thicken in the saucepan for 4-5 mins.- Remove saucepan from the heat to mix in vanilla extract and hot water. Set aside to cool and firm, then combine with whipped cream and refrigerate 1-2 hours to continue firming. (Can be refrigerated overnight, then brought to room temperature.)

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   Second, if you have pre-made crepes, skip this...: Second, if you have pre-made crepes, skip this step. If you don’t have pre-made crepes, then make them:- Whisk the flour and eggs in a large bowl. Mix in milk and water until smooth. - - Mix salt, butter and sugar until smooth.- Oil your pan (or crepe maker) and turn heat to medium high. Pour 1/8 cup batter on pan and use a spreading tool or spatula to spread batter thinly & evenly.- Heat crepe for about 1 to 2 minutes until cooked and light brown. Flip crepe over with a spatula and cook for another 5 seconds, or until light brown, then set aside. Keep making crepes until you have used all of the batter.

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   Third, assemble the mille crepe cake:- Place one...: Third, assemble the mille crepe cake:- Place one crepe on a large cake plate and use a spatula to spread a thin layer of pastry cream. Stack another crepe directly on top and repeat this process until all crepes are stacked and covered with cream, except the top crepe.- Place in the refrigerator for 2 hours to firm.- Let cake sit for 20-30 mins at room temperature, then sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar.- Enjoy!