Description
This delicate layered crepe cake is infused with chamomile tea and sweetened with honeyed mascarpone cream. Light, floral, and elegantly simple—a perfect dessert for special occasions!
Ingredients
Instructions
1️⃣ Infuse the Milk:
- In a small saucepan, heat milk over medium-low until steaming but not boiling.
- Remove from heat, add tea bags, cover, and steep for 15 minutes.
- Squeeze tea bags into milk before discarding. Stir in honey.
2️⃣ Prepare the Batter:
- In a bowl, whisk flour, sugar, dried chamomile, and lemon zest.
- In a blender, combine chamomile milk, eggs, heavy cream, and vanilla; blend 30 seconds.
- Add flour mixture and blend 1 minute until smooth.
- Transfer batter to a container, cover, and chill for at least 4 hours (overnight preferred).
3️⃣ Cook the Crepes:
- Heat an 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium, brush with melted butter.
- Pour scant 1/4 cup batter, swirling to coat the pan evenly.
- Cook 1 minute, then flip and cook 30–45 seconds.
- Transfer to a wire rack. Repeat until you have 20 crêpes.
- Chill crêpes, covered, until ready to assemble.
4️⃣ Make the Filling:
- In a bowl, whisk mascarpone, 1/4 cup cream, 2 tbsp powdered sugar, and honey until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whip 2 cups heavy cream + 2 tbsp powdered sugar to soft peaks.
- Fold 2/3 of whipped cream into mascarpone mixture. Chill remaining whipped cream for topping.
5️⃣ Assemble the Cake:
- Place 1 crêpe on a cake stand, spread a thin layer of mascarpone filling.
- Repeat with remaining 19 crêpes, layering filling between each.
- Cover and chill cake for 1 to 8 hours.
6️⃣ Garnish & Serve:
- Before serving, top with remaining whipped cream, drizzle with honey, and decorate with chamomile flowers.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 140mg