Meyer Lemon Crepe Cake

9 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups milk, room temperature
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • meyer lemon, curd mousse (Meyer Lemon Curd Mousse)
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream, whipped
  • candied meyer lemon slice (optional)

Directions

  1. 1
    Whisk together flour, sugar, and salt.
  2. 2
    Whisk together eggs, milk, and vanilla.
  3. 3
    Gradually pour milk mixture into flour mixture, and whisk until smooth.
  4. 4
    Whisk in butter; pour mixture through a sieve to remove lumps.
  5. 5
    Refrigerate at least 2 hours up to overnight, in an airtight container.
  6. 6
    Lightly butter a crepe pan or skillet and heat over medium until it just smokes.
  7. 7
    Remove from heat and add 2 tablespoons batter, swirl to cover bottom of pan.
  8. 8
    Reduce heat to medium low, return pan to heat and cook until edges are golden and center is dry, about 30 seconds per side.
  9. 9
    Slide crepe onto an overturned plate; repeat with remaining batter so that you wind up with about 15 crepes; let cool (crepes can be prepared 1 day before assembling cake).
  10. 10
    To assemble: place 1 crepe on the serving plate, spread with 1/4 cup of the Meyer lemon curd mousse; continue layering finishing with a crepe.
  11. 11
    Refrigerate about an hour.
  12. 12
    Top with whipped cream and garnish with 3 to 4 candied lemon slices, if desired.

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