Sunday, October 24, 2010

Lemon Crepe Cake for Poo's 20th bd :))

HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY POOSANU!!
it's my brother's birthday, and he just love lemon the most. i then began to search for lemon recipe on the internet, i finally found this one in my fav site, marthastewart.com


15 layers in total

the recipe require a lot of time and a bit complicated
but be patient, its definitely worth it!!

Lemon Curds:

dissolve 1t of gelatin in 1T of cold water, let stand

whisk together 4 eggs+6 yolks

add in 1c of sugar
and 3/4 of lemon juice
cook,whisking constantly over mid-low heat until mixture is thick enough around 8-10 min

remove from heat, dissolve in gelatin
add in 60g of butter, bit by bit
strian through a sieve
fridge it for at least 2 hrs
whipped a cup of whipping cream, fold it to the curds and fridge it for another hour

Crepe
large bowl: 3/4c flour+1/2c sugar+ 1/4t salt

in different bowl: 1 1/4c milk+ 3eggs+1/2T vanilla

gradually add milk mixture to flour mixture, whisk till smooth

strian it
wrap it and frigde a least 2 hrs, better if it overnight

lightly coat 6in pan with butter till smoke
1/4 c of crepe batter
swirl to cover bottom pan
cook till edges are golden brown and center is dry, 30 sec per side

make it 15
brush it with honey
scoop up a spoon of curds
spread it all over, do the same for another 14 layers

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