Lemon and Mascarpone Crepe Cake
12 February 2013
18 comments
Today is one of my favourite days of the year, so to celebrate I finally got round to making a Crepe Cake. Honestly, it’s been on my list of things to bake since I started this blog!
Crepes are one of my favourite foods, learning to make my own (not using a packet mix) was one of my first cooking achievements, which I realise is slightly ridiculous as pancakes only have 3 ingredients.
When I reached a certain age (I can’t remember quite how old) the task of making pancakes for my family of 8 fell upon me, the oldest child. Whenever I cook crepes now I still feel a little glow of trust and responsibility from those hours in my Mother’s kitchen.
Now an adult I have my own pancake day traditions, which still involve me flipping wafer thin crepes, whilst hosting dinner for friends. Originally I was going to serve this cake as the sole dessert but today doesn’t feel right without at least one lemon and sugar pancake, some rituals should never change.
This crepe cake is a little like a pancake version of a cheese cake. It is rich and tart with slivers of lemon peel and deep green thyme leaves are just visible between the layers. And as pancakes can be a breakfast food I felt completely justified in eating a slice before work this morning.
Lemon and Mascarpone Crepe Cake
serves 4-6
2x batches of crepes
1 jar of lemon curd
1 tbsp fresh lemon thyme
2 tsp vanilla
250g mascarpone cheese
Leave the crepes to cool completely (this took just over an hour).
In a bowl mix the rest of the ingredients thoroughly.
Using a palette knife thinly spread the mixture over the first making sure to make it even and get right to the edges.
Place the second pancake squarely on top of the first.
Repeat until all pancakes are used.
Store in the fridge until ready to eat.
Um, can you say incredible!?! Wow! I am totally impressed AND dying for a slice right now.
Thanks Ashley! It’s actually really easy to make!
I was just telling Ryan how badly I wanted to make one of these cakes. Yours turned out just beautifully! I wish I had a slice right now. Thank you for sharing another delectable recipe and post. This whetted my appetite for a french dessert! I hope you have a love-filled week, my friend!
Thanks Monet! you should totally make one! it’s really easy and tasty!
This is so beautiful. I haven’t made a crepe cake before but everyone seems to be into them at the moment. Love you addition of thyme.
Thanks Cass, I’ve been wanting to make one for ages and finally got round to it!
This is probably the prettiest cake I’ve ever seen!
Thank you Kathryn!
Not my first choice (the savoury pancakes we had for mains wins that accolade) but this was rather tasty
I was sure you were going to say the lemon and sugar ones!
This looks fantastic!
Thank you!
This crepe cake is stunning my friend
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thanks CCU! I wish I could have a slice right now!
I love the idea of crepe cake but never had one. This looks sooooo good. I want a slice right now too!
it was quite stodgy, I think I prefer regular pancakes but it’s brilliant if you want to make something in advance
This looks amazing. I think the hardest thing for me will be making all those crepes and then not eating them immediately!
some poor pancake souls were lost to my stomach whilst i was making this cake!
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