# Pancake Cake with Chocolate and Caramel

Recipe by [Elena Popescu](https://fridge.menu/en/u/elenapopescu)

A layered pancake cake with chocolate ganache, caramel and whipped cream.

Servings: 8 · Desserts

Vegetarian · Contains: gluten, milk, eggs

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## Ingredients

- 100 ml [double cream](https://fridge.menu/en/i/whipping-cream)
- 100 g [dark chocolate](https://fridge.menu/en/i/dark-chocolate)
- 200 ml [double cream](https://fridge.menu/en/i/whipping-cream)
- 110 g [caster sugar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/sugar)
- 50 g [glucose syrup](https://fridge.menu/en/i/glucose-syrup)
- 1 pinch [salt](https://fridge.menu/en/i/salt)
- ½ pcs [vanilla pod](https://fridge.menu/en/i/vanilla-pod)
- 50 g [caster sugar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/sugar)
- ½ tsp [cardamom](https://fridge.menu/en/i/cardamom)
- 3 pcs [eggs](https://fridge.menu/en/i/eggs)
- 300 ml [milk](https://fridge.menu/en/i/milk)
- 4 tbsp [light ale](https://fridge.menu/en/i/beer)
- 1 pinch [salt](https://fridge.menu/en/i/salt)
- 180 g [plain flour](https://fridge.menu/en/i/flour)
- 1 tbsp [butter](https://fridge.menu/en/i/butter) — for frying
- 500 ml [double cream](https://fridge.menu/en/i/whipping-cream) — whipped to soft peaks
- 100 g [dark chocolate](https://fridge.menu/en/i/dark-chocolate) — coarsely chopped

## Steps

1. Heat the cream to 95°C, remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate until smooth.
2. Cool the chocolate mixture to room temperature, covering with cling film directly on the surface.
3. Chill the ganache in the fridge for at least 4 hours. (240 min)
4. Boil the cream, sugar and glucose syrup, stirring, until the temperature reaches 112°C.
5. Add the salt to the caramel and let it cool to room temperature.
6. Scrape out the vanilla seeds, mix with the sugar, cardamom, eggs, milk, ale and salt.
7. Sift the flour and mix the batter.
8. Let the batter rest for 30 minutes. (30 min)
9. Fry the pancakes in butter until golden.
10. Cool the pancakes before assembling.
11. Whip the cream to soft peaks.
12. Place one pancake on a plate, pipe rings of caramel and ganache, spread a layer of whipped cream.
13. Continue layer by layer, alternating pancakes, caramel, ganache and cream, until the last pancake is placed.
14. Sprinkle the cake with chopped dark chocolate on top.

Published 2026-10-07

https://fridge.menu/en/r/crepe-cake-with-chocolate-and-caramel-fiws360e

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