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Lamington crepe cake

Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine Australian, French
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Assembly Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 people
Author Eleni Georges

Ingredients

Crepes

  • 3 cups plain flour 500g
  • 4 ½ cups milk
  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 tsp caster sugar
  • 80 g unsalted butter, melted, extra for frying
  • 2 tsp vanilla bean paste

Strawberry sauce

  • 400 g strawberries, washed, leaves removed and quartered
  • 1 tbs sugar
  • 1 tbs water
  • 1 tbs lemon juice
  • 4 tbs chai seeds

Assembly

  • 125 g desiccated coconut
  • 300 g Nutella
  • 2-3 lamingtons (optional)
  • 1 punnet of strawberries, halved (optional)

Instructions

Crepes

  1. Use a blender and process all the ingredients together. Allow the batter to rest covered at room temperature for 15min. During this time make the strawberry chia sauce.
  2. Heat a 24cm frying pan to a high heat. Once it gets hot, reduce it to a medium heat and brush some melted butter all around.
  3. Pour ¼ cup of the batter, swirl it around so a round shape is created and the batter is evenly distributed. After a couple of minutes, the edges will begin to dry and the bottom will brown. It is time to then turn the crepe over to cook on the other side. Once it gets some colour you may remove the crepe on a plate and repeat the process until all the batter is used.

Strawberry chia sauce

  1. In a small sauce pan add all the ingredients besides the chia seeds. Allow the strawberries to cook and soften for 5min. Use a hand blender to process the strawberries to a smoother consistency. Add the chia seeds and stir the mixture for 3min. Set the pot aside and allow it to cool completely to thicken.

Assembly

  1. Spread a thin Nutella layer on a crepe and sprinkle some desiccated coconut. Spread some strawberry sauce and desiccated coconut on a second crepe and place it on top of the first one. Continue the same pattern alternating between the two spreads until all the ingredients are finished. Top with lamington pieces and strawberries. Serve the crepe cake soon after. I prefer eating it straight away rather than after it has been chilled in the refrigerator.