What is crepe cake?

Taking it by its full name, Mille Feuille Crepe Cake, the cake is consisting of 20 layers of paper-thin crepe with separation of fresh pastry cream. The very top layer of the crepe is spread with sugar and caramelized until it reaches the golden color. Crepe cake originated from France. As simple as its name, crepe cake is a cake made out from multiple layers of crepes. Crepe cake is distinctive compares to other classic pastries because it does not require any bakings. This means that its cooking process eliminates the need for baking powder for leavening, the ingredient causing the flour to ferment, which does not require an oven. The components of the cake are plain as you can imagine, but the ideas behind it are surprisingly impressive and creative.

An article from The New York Times, “The Magic of Crepe Cake” by Samantha Seneviratne, talks about the “beauty” of the cake. (Link)

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