So there are 4 main parts to making this cake, and I'm not going to lie, it might be hard and confusing and very time consuming.
PART I making the crepes
You'll need:
- 3/4 cups butter (cut it up into 2 Tbsp pieces)
- 1/4 cup water
- 8 oz semi sweet chocolate
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- dash salt
- 2 1/2 cups milk (I used whole milk, 2% could work just as well)
- 6 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
in a bowl mix the flour, sugar, salt. in a separate bowl whisk together milk, eggs and vanilla. Slowly add the wet to the dry mixture. Then add the chocolate mixture until smooth. You'll need to drain the mixture. I just did that in my salad drainer.
Refrigerate the mixture for at least 3 hours.
Now it's time to make the crepes.
Take your mixture out of the fridge and get your crepe pan hot. Pour 1/3 cup of the mixture on the pan and cook both sides about 45 seconds, or until done. Let cool on cooling rack.
Now it's time to make the crepes.
Take your mixture out of the fridge and get your crepe pan hot. Pour 1/3 cup of the mixture on the pan and cook both sides about 45 seconds, or until done. Let cool on cooling rack.
PART II the filling
You'll need:
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 6 large eggs whites
- 1 2/3 cups sugar
- 1 /3/4 cups butter (melted but not hot)
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup Nutella
Then take it back out of the fridge and set it a side while you prepare the rest.
Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks. (Same process then meringue) Slowly add the sugar to it. Then add the vanilla and the butter slowly as well. Now add the Nutella slowly as well. Once well mixed (don't over do it) fold in your heavy cream.
This needs to be used immediately.
Get your crepes ready. Lay one down on your cake tray (what ever you like to serve cake on). then put some of the filling on it, don't be shy, the crepes will absorb some of the filling so you need to make sure you have enough so that it still looks good when you serve it.
Top with another crepe, then filling, then crepe, then filling, you get the picture.
make sure you finish with a crepe on top.
Refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
PART III the frosting
you'll need:
Now cover your cake with it.
PART IV sugared hazel nuts
You'll need:
Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks. (Same process then meringue) Slowly add the sugar to it. Then add the vanilla and the butter slowly as well. Now add the Nutella slowly as well. Once well mixed (don't over do it) fold in your heavy cream.
This needs to be used immediately.
Get your crepes ready. Lay one down on your cake tray (what ever you like to serve cake on). then put some of the filling on it, don't be shy, the crepes will absorb some of the filling so you need to make sure you have enough so that it still looks good when you serve it.
Top with another crepe, then filling, then crepe, then filling, you get the picture.
make sure you finish with a crepe on top.
Refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
PART III the frosting
you'll need:
- 1 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp light corn syrup
- dash of salt
- 10 oz semi sweet chocolate
Now cover your cake with it.
PART IV sugared hazel nuts
You'll need:
- about 16 hazel nuts (more if you LOVE hazel nuts, less if you not such a fan) on skewers
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/8 cup water
- drop of vanilla sugar
This looks AMAZING!!! I love that you cook all this stuff and take care of Laura and do school. Wow!
ReplyDeletewell Laura loves to help! I wouldn't survive school without baking!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is so incredibly beautiful. The difference between you and Martha Stewart is that you have a heart. :)
ReplyDeleteIf this tastes half as good as it looks, it must be amazing!
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