Crepe Cake with custard creme

February 24, 2015
milkandbun
55 comments
blini, cake, crepe cake, custard cream, recipe, Russian, Russian recipe, Russian_food

Yes-yes! It’s blini again! I was eating lots of crepes last two weeks, seems I need to stop. 😀 But this is the whole cake! Believe me, you need to try it once to be obsessed forever! 😉 Just few days back I was watching one video and Russian confectioner made sweet blini-cake, it was a sign to make it and of course to try new recipe of blini. It turned out to be easy to make, but get ready to prepare a lots of blini! Despite the fact that I used too wide pan and the stack wasn’t high as much as I wanted, blini turned out thin, tender and very tasty.

I decided to make custard cream (the confectioner made another cream), which is not very sweet and buttery. The quantity of the cream was more than enough for my cake, so I spread it on each crepe and put the cake in the fridge to set. Impatiently, I sliced into the cake, bite it and was surprised, the crepes absorbed almost all the cream. There was only the one way out – to eat it with sweet condensed milk on side. 😀 So, next time I will make double quantity of the cream.

Crepe Cake with custard creme

Servings: 6-8
Time: 2-3hr
Difficulty: easy
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Before assembling the cake, allow the crepes and cream to cool completely.

The crepe-cake tastes also good on the second day and can be a tasty breakfast, if you manage to save a slice that long!

Thin Blini (crepes)

300g flour- sift in a bowl

1 tsp/5g salt

500ml milk

5 eggs, beaten

120ml water

70g butter, melted

Custard cream

500ml milk, full fat

4 egg yolks

100g fine sugar

40g cornmeal

1 vanilla bean or 1 tsp extract

In a small bowl whisk together sugar and yolks until the mixture is pale. Add cornmeal while continuing to gently whisk the mixture.

In a pan bring milk with vanilla bean to a boil while constantly stirring and taking care not to burn it.

Gradually pour half of the hot milk into the egg mixture while continuing to stir. Pour egg mixture into the pan with the other half of milk, continuously stir. Continue cooking and stirring to the point of the mixture becoming thick and custard forming – about 10 minutes.

Cool the custard completely.

Enjoy!

55 Comments

Fae's Twist & Tango says:

Very pretty! 😛
February 24, 2015 at 23:45
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- milkandbun says:
  
  Thanks so much, Fae!☺️
  February 24, 2015 at 23:53
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Natalie Browne says:

It looks lovely 🙂
February 25, 2015 at 00:11
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- milkandbun says:
  
  Thanks, Natalie! 🙂
  February 25, 2015 at 12:22
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Shari says:

What a beautiful crepe cake! Such stunning photos I feel like I could reach out and take a bite. Sadly, I couldn’t!:) I have never even made crepes before. I admire your talent! Thanks for sharing your creation.
February 25, 2015 at 00:15
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- milkandbun says:
  
  Thank you so much for your warm and lovely comment, Shari! Crepes/blini aren’t that difficult to prepare as may they look. After 20th crepe you can make it easily! 😉
  February 26, 2015 at 13:36
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Bonnie Eng says:

Looks heavenly!
February 25, 2015 at 00:24
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- milkandbun says:
  
  Thank you, Bonnie! 🙂
  February 25, 2015 at 12:23
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Loretta says:

This is just gorgeous, you’ve captured the most beautiful colors and flavors in this crepe cake.
February 25, 2015 at 02:08
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- milkandbun says:
  
  Thank you, Loretta! Crepe cake is soft and so delicious, you should try to make it! 🙂
  February 26, 2015 at 13:37
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apuginthekitchen says:

Miller that cake is just beautiful, I love crepes and could eat way to many of them in one sitting. I think this cake could satisfy my crepe obsession.
February 25, 2015 at 03:04
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- apuginthekitchen says:
  
  My stupid spell check sorry Mila not Miller.
  February 25, 2015 at 03:05
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- milkandbun says:
  
  That’s the problem! I could eat pretty many crepes too! 😀
  February 25, 2015 at 12:24
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Margot @ Gather and Graze says:

How very beautiful Mila! I love the idea of this layered crepe cake with a sweet creamy filling!
February 25, 2015 at 07:11
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- milkandbun says:
  
  And you can make as many layers as you like! Thank you for the kind words, Margot! 🙂
  February 26, 2015 at 13:39
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Frugal Hausfrau says:

This is just a lovely dish! And I love crepes! 🙂 It’s a work of art,really.
February 25, 2015 at 08:04
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- milkandbun says:
  
  Oh, I’m so happy to hear/read your comment! Thank you so much! 🙂
  February 26, 2015 at 13:40
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Tasty Eats Ronit Penso says:

Looks wonderful! 🙂
February 25, 2015 at 08:53
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- milkandbun says:
  
  Thank you, Ronit!
  February 26, 2015 at 13:40
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Liz says:

oh wow–you just made a good thing even better!!!! Looks amazing.
February 25, 2015 at 08:57
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- milkandbun says:
  
  It is such an incredibly tasty breakfast, Liz! 😉
  February 26, 2015 at 13:42
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gourmet.gourmand says:

This is so gorgeous!! I’m definitely inspired to try making a crepe cake after this. Looks so pretty with the berries on top 🙂
February 25, 2015 at 09:06
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- milkandbun says:
  
  I suggest you to use not very wide pan, so you can make more crepes and the cake will be high and more gorgeous! 🙂 Thanks for commenting, Sarah!
  February 26, 2015 at 13:45
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mysimpledelights says:

Beautiful!! I don’t think I’d have the patience though.😩
February 25, 2015 at 11:05
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- milkandbun says:
  
  C’mon! 😄I wish you were near and I called you for a tea with this cake!
  February 25, 2015 at 11:18
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  - mysimpledelights says:
    
    Oh if only!!!
    February 25, 2015 at 11:19
ladyredspecs says:

Beautiful Mila! I make many simple variations of this recipe I know it is good!
February 25, 2015 at 12:19
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- milkandbun says:
  
  Thank you! 🙂 What’s the sweet cream do you make usually?
  February 25, 2015 at 12:21
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  - ladyredspecs says:
    
    I make a citrus or passionfruit curd with juice, egg yolk,s butter and sugar. Sometimes I add cream, sometimes I don’t, but either way the crepes absorb the filling and set into a delicious firm cake.
    February 25, 2015 at 12:24
  - milkandbun says:
    
    This time my crepes absorbed too much cream, and Im thinking to make another cream next time, or increase the quantity..
    That curd sounds so good! I love passionfruit , but never made its curd. Do you have a recipe at your blog? 🙂
    February 25, 2015 at 12:28
  - ladyredspecs says:
    
    Sure, here’s the link http://wp.me/p2frs2-1Mg You will also find lime and lemon curd recipes if you search. Have fun!
    February 25, 2015 at 12:51
  - milkandbun says:
    
    Thanks a lot, Sandra!
    February 25, 2015 at 19:21
nivedita says:

wat a lovely cake..just want to have a bite of it..lovely pics..!!
February 25, 2015 at 15:59
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- milkandbun says:
  
  I wish I could send you some, the cake was really big! 🙂 Thanks for visiting me!
  Cheers!
  February 26, 2015 at 13:47
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MamaD1xx4xy says:

What a beautiful cake! We all love crepes so this would be a hit here. I have seen crepe cakes before but not made one, guess now is the time.
February 25, 2015 at 23:10
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- milkandbun says:
  
  Don’t buy it from a store! You should make it yourself, you need only patience to make a huge stack of crepes! 🙂
  February 26, 2015 at 13:51
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Jessica Maher (@kbelleicious) says:

this just looks absolutely delicious and visually stunning:)
February 26, 2015 at 01:05
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- milkandbun says:
  
  Thank you for visiting and commenting, Jessica! The cake was really delicious! 🙂
  February 26, 2015 at 13:48
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trixpin says:

Every recipe you post just has me drooling over delicious ingredients and beautiful photos! What patience, though, to make all of those crêpes! You definitely deserved to dig in after all that work 🙂
February 26, 2015 at 06:14
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- milkandbun says:
  
  I’m planning to use a smaller pan next time and make more crepes! 😀
  February 26, 2015 at 13:53
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Danielle | Krafted Koch says:

My Oma used to make a fantastic crepe cake with chocolate that I loved. This version with custard creme sounds fantastic and I will have to give it a try!
February 27, 2015 at 20:28
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Danielle | Krafted Koch says:

My Oma used to make a crepe cake with chocolate that I loved. This custard creme version looks amazing and I will have to give it a try!
February 27, 2015 at 20:29
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abdunnavi says:

veri nice,…
good job
February 28, 2015 at 05:46
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- milkandbun says:
  
  Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
  February 28, 2015 at 13:58
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dianeskitchentable says:

That looks absolutely wonderful & I love the berries on top. I not positive but I don’t think you can ever eat ‘too many’ crepes. That is something I could eat every day & still be happy to see it again.
March 1, 2015 at 01:18
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Amanda | What's Cooking says:

I love blini and those layers look so perfect. This is a recipe I must try. Your blinis are so perfectly thin and beautiful and i love custard too. Yum!
March 1, 2015 at 04:02
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goodyblogger says:

A friend of mine once told me a story where they had a couple over for dinner instructed to bring dessert. They turned up with a tub of nutella, which was turned into a spontaneous cake using layers of crepes just like your dessert here! I’ve always thought of trying it but never manage to not eat all the pancakes first haha
March 1, 2015 at 04:15
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charmbutterfly19 says:

I need this in my life! 💜💜💜
March 19, 2015 at 22:48
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- milkandbun says:
  
  Thanks a lot! I wish I could send it to you! 😀
  March 26, 2015 at 19:05
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  - charmbutterfly19 says:
    
    I’ll get working on the teleporter! 😁
    March 26, 2015 at 19:51
MyKabulKitchen says:

OMG you made this?! Amazing, I want to eat the screen! Lol looks divine, I have recently been introduced to Crepe Cakes, but could never imagine making it at home, job well done 🙂
March 28, 2015 at 01:25
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- milkandbun says:
  
  You make me smile and shy!☺️thanks so much for your attention and warm words!
  March 28, 2015 at 12:07
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Amanda says:

I wonder if you mean “corn starch” instead of “corn meal” in the custard cream recipe. Corn meal seems like it would make the custard gritty and in the photos it looks smooth and creamy.

Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipes! I made your recipe for Kulebyaka for a potluck with friends. It was beautiful and delicious! Fortunately I made extra crepes — it was challenging to get perfect ones for the Kulebyaka but my family enjoyed eating the mistakes.

I look forward to trying this recipe and hopefully improving my crepe-making technique.
February 21, 2018 at 23:05
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- milkandbun says:
  
  Hello Amanda. So sorry for the late reply, but yes- I mean corn starch, actually its called corn meal here (as far I remember whats written on the box).
  And I can’t even describe how happy I am to read that you not only prepared but also all your friends enjoyed Kulebyaka. I know it’s not very easy to make it but the result is definitely worth all the hard work… Thanks so much for the feedback!
  Cheers
  Mila
  March 16, 2018 at 12:21
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- milkandbun says:
  
  I’d like also to add that crepes absorbed almost all cream, so maybe you can make more cream -to spread more between crepes, or to serve extra on the side. 🙂
  March 16, 2018 at 12:28
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