Dulce de Leche Crepe Cake

This Dulce de Leche Crepe Cake is a perfect blend of French meets Hispanic. Crepes filled with dulce de leche and whipped cream, stacked to make a show-stopping dessert.

How to Make a Dulce de Leche Crepe Cake

A Dulce de Leche Crepe Cake is made with store bought (or homemade) large crepes, stacked on top of each other. Bottom layers are filled with dulce de leche, and the top half layers with fresh whipped cream.

Dulce de leche can be a bit sweet on its own, so pairing it with fresh whipped cream gives it the perfect amount of sweetness and delicacy. I like to think of this dessert as the perfect blend of French meets Hispanic dessert.

To make this Crepe Cake you’re going to need:

• 20 Crepes, store-bought or homemade
• Dulce de Leche, store-bought or homemade
• Fresh Whipped Cream, not from a can
• An 8 or 9-inch cake mold
• Knife
• Angled spatula or spoon

Tips to Make a Dulce de Leche Crepe Cake

Don’t be intimidated by this dessert, it is super simple and requires very basic baking skills.

• Start with the crepes. I prefer using store-bought crepes, but if you’re making them, make sure you use a 9-10inch pan.
• Use a round 8 or 9-inch cake mold to cut around the crepes so you get an even stack. Simply, place a crepe on a large surface, place the base of the mold on top and run a knife around the crepe a couple of times. Discard the scraps. This process takes a little bit of time but is worth it!
• If making your own Dulce de Leche, I’d suggest making it the day before. Here’s an easy step-by-step tutorial, it only requires 1 ingredient. When using store bought Dulce de Leche, I like to heat it up for a few seconds in the microwave so that it is easy to spread.
• Make the whipped cream as directed in the recipe card below. I’d suggest cutting all your crepes before making the whip cream.
• Place 1 crepe on a cake stand, top with dulce de leche and spread using an angled spatula or the back of a spoon. Repeat the process 10 times.
• Switch to layering with fresh whipped cream for the remaining 10 crepes.
• Top with whipped cream and drizzle with remaining dulce de leche.
• Serve immediately.

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What are Crepes?

Crepes is the French version of a very thin pancake. They are very delicate and can be served with a variety of fillings, from savory to sweet. Some of my favorites are sugar and cinnamon, and banana and chocolate spread.

Crepe batter is made with basic ingredients such as flour, butter, milk, egg, sugar and salt. If you want to make your own, this recipe from Bon Appétit is pretty simple and delicious.

What is Dulce de Leche?

Dulce de Leche is a popular confection from Latin America made from milk and sugar, or sweetened condensed milk. It’s similar to caramel and used in many hispanic desserts, especially ones from Argentina. It has a sweet golden-brown color with deeply decadent flavor.

looking for dulce de leche recipes? check these out!

• Dulce de Leche Churro Donuts
• Chocolate Dulce de Leche Cake
• Homemade Alfajores

I’m so happy you’re making one of my recipes, and would love to see how it turns out! Share it on Instagram using #yogaofcooking so I can see it, it always makes my day!

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