Elegant Chocolate Mille Crepe Cake
This exquisite Chocolate Mille Crepe Cake combines layers of luscious crepes filled with a velvety chocolate cream and fresh cheese filling. Perfectly sweetened and infused with cocoa, this dessert is a showstopper that will impress any guest. Serve chilled for a multi-textural treat that is out of this world delicious!
ingredients
- 2.2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4.2 cups milk
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- A pinch of salt
- 2-3 tablespoons sunflower oil
- 4 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1.7 cups heavy cream
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 7 oz fresh cheese (ricotta or cream cheese)
- 8.8 oz dark chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream (for ganache)
- 1-1.5 tablespoons butter (for ganache)
steps
- 1.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, milk, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, salt, sunflower oil, eggs, and melted butter until smooth. Let the batter rest for 30 minutes.
- 2.
Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Pour a small ladle of batter into the skillet, swirling to form a thin crepe. Cook for 1-2 minutes until golden, then flip and cook for another minute. Repeat with remaining batter, stacking crepes on a plate.
- 3.
In a separate bowl, mix heavy cream, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and fresh cheese until smooth and creamy.
- 4.
For the chocolate ganache, heat the 1 cup of heavy cream in a saucepan until it just begins to simmer. Pour over the chopped dark chocolate and 1 tablespoon butter in a bowl, stirring until smooth.
- 5.
To assemble, layer crepes with a generous spoonful of the cream mixture and repeat until all crepes are stacked.
- 6.
Pour the chocolate ganache over the top layer and let set in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours (or overnight) before serving.
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