Chocolate ganache and butterscotch crepe cake with peaches, plums and granadilla pulp

February 28, 2013 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Chocolate ganache and butterscotch crepe cake with peaches, plums and granadilla pulp recipe

This chocolate ganache and butterscotch crepe cake with peaches, plums and granadilla pulp is a fun dessert that’s sure to impress even your toughest critics. 

Chocolate ganache and butterscotch crepe cake with peaches, plums and granadilla pulp

Ingredients

  • Pancakes

  • 120g (1 cup) cake flour, sifted
  • 5ml (1 tsp) baking powder
  • 2ml salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 200ml milk
  • 190ml (¾ cup) water
  • 5ml (1 tsp) lemon juice
  • 125ml (½ cup) vegetable oil
  • non-stick cooking spray, for cooking
  • Ganache

  • 440g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
  • 310ml (1¼ cups) cream
  • Butterscotch cream

  • 30ml (2 tbsp) salted butter
  • 45ml (3 tbsp) brown sugar
  • 60ml (¼ cup) cream
  • 5ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract
  • 170ml ( cup) cream
  • 2 peaches, sliced, to garnish
  • 2 plums, sliced, to garnish
  • pulp from 1 granadilla, to garnish
  • fresh mint leaves, to garnish

Instructions

1

For the pancakes, mix all of the ingredients together with an electric mixer until a smooth batter forms.Cover it with plastic wrap and set aside for 1 hour before using.

2

For the ganache, add the chocolate and cream to a glass bowl. Gently melt over a water bath until the mixture is smooth. Set aside and allow to cool at room temperature until thick and spreadable.

3

For the butterscotch cream, melt the butter, sugar, vanilla and the 60ml (¼ cup) cream together in a saucepan. Heat gently until melted and then turn up the heat, allowing it to bubble for a minute. Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely. When the mixture has cooled and thickened, whip up the 170ml ( cup) cream until stiff peaks form, pour in the butterscotch while whisking. The cream should be stiff but spreadable.

4

Heat a small to medium frying pan over medium heat. Spray it with nonstick cooking spray and ladle in some of the pancake batter to form a thin layer in the pan. Cook for 1 – 2 minutes before flipping over and cooking it for a further 30 seconds. Repeat with the rest of the batter until you have 12 – 15 pancakes. Allow them to cool completely.

5

To assemble the crepe cake, place a pancake on a large plate or cake stand. Spread a dollop of the cooled ganache on top and add another pancake on top. Repeat the layering process with the rest of the pancakes.

6

Spread the butterscotch cream on top and garnish with sliced fruit, granadilla fruit pulp and fresh mint leaves.

 

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