Go Back
–+ servings
Print
Baklava Crêpe Cake
Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Crêpe cakes are so majestically beautiful. To me, they are a testament to the love the cook must have for those they cook for.
Course: Desserts/Sweets
Cuisine: Greek
Keyword: Entertaining, Classic desserts, Savory crepes, Pisachios, Breakfast/Brunch
Servings: 10
Calories: 583 kcal
Author: Meredith Laurence
Ingredients
  • 2 cups pistachios
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest about 2 lemons
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 cup unsalted butter melted and browned*
  • 20 sweet dessert crepes see recipe
Instructions
  1. Place the nuts in a food processor or food chopper and grind them to an evenly ground crumb (you don't want them to turn into powder, but you don't want any large chunks).
  2. Combine the ground nuts with the lemon zest, salt, cinnamon, honey and melted butter. Keep the bowl in a warm place - like over a saucepan of simmering water.
  3. Layer the crêpes with 1 to 2 tablespoons of nut mixture in between each crêpe, spreading the nuts as evenly as possible and all the way to the outer edge of each crêpe.
  4. Pour any remaining nut mixture over the top of the cake and garnish with some extra lemon zest.
  5. Serve room temperature, slicing the cake into wedges.
Recipe Notes

*To brown the butter, melt it in a saucepan and let it bubble. The water will evaporate from the butter. Once you no longer hear the butter sizzling and bubbling, all the water will have evaporated and the milk solids will start to brown. Pay attention at this point and swirl the pan occasionally. As soon as the butter has taken on a nice mahogany brown color (you may need to move the foam on top away with a spoon in order to see), pour it out of the pan into a bowl.

Nutrition Facts
Baklava Crêpe Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 583 Calories from Fat 351
% Daily Value*
Fat 39g60%
Saturated Fat 15g75%
Cholesterol 61mg20%
Sodium 220mg9%
Potassium 327mg9%
Carbohydrates 55g18%
Fiber 4g16%
Sugar 38g42%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 670IU13%
Vitamin C 3.2mg4%
Calcium 66mg7%
Iron 1.8mg10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.