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Dubai Chocolate Crepe Cake

I don't usually jump on food trends but when I saw the recipe for a Dubai Chocolate bar that went viral I knew I had to make something like it. I decided to make this amazing Dubai Chocolate Crepe Cake recipe and OMG it is AMAZING! I cannot wait for you guys to try this!
Servings: 6 servings
By: Nadia Aidi
Dubai Chocolate crepe cake recipe with a piece cut out
Prep 30 minutes
Cook 1 hour 10 minutes
Rest time for chocolate and crépes, each 20 minutes
Total 2 hours

Equipment

Ingredients 

Crepes

  • ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ tbsp sugar
  • pinch salt
  • 2 ½ tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 ¼ cup milk, room temperature, + more till desired consistency
  • 2 eggs
  • Butter for making the crêpes

Chocolate Ganache

  • 6 oz dark chocolate bar
  • 2 oz milk chocolate bar
  • ¾-1 cup heavy cream

Pistachio Cream Kataifi

Toppings

  • crushed pistachios, to taste
  • chocolate shavings, to taste

Instructions

Crepes

  • Whisk the flour, sugar, salt, melted butter, milk and eggs. You want it a lot thinner than a pancake batter, so add more milk if needed. Cover and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.

Chocolate Ganache

  • Chop the chocolate and add to a bowl. Heat up the cream until hot but not boiling. Pour it over the chocolate starting with only ¾ cup and let it sit uncovered for 5 minutes. Mix well. If some of the chocolate pieces aren't melted, you can melt bain marie* but carefully so it won't separate. Let it cool for 15 minutes, if it's too thick to your liking add the rest of the cream.

Kataifi Pistachio Cream

  • In a pan, toast your kataifi until golden brown.
  • Add the tahini and pistachio cream into the kataifi and mix.

Dubai Chocolate Crepe Cake

  • Preheat a non stick pan on medium heat, I'm using an 8 inch. Coat with a bit of butter and wipe it off.
  • Add about 3 tbsp of the batter at a time and swirl it to coat the pan. Once little bubbles form on the top of the crêpe and the edges begin to curl up, it is time to flip. It will be about 2 minutes per side.
  • Once the crêpes cooled, start the process. It may be hard to spread so be careful not to tear the crepes. You will be placing a crepe, chocolate ganache, crepe, pistachio kataifi, and repeat until you get to your desired height. I did about 17 crêpes. Spread chocolate on the last layer, top with crushed pistachios, chocolate shavings and that is it!

Notes

*set the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water until melting. Do not over-melt!

Nutrition

Calories: 923kcal, Carbohydrates: 101g, Protein: 19g, Fat: 49g, Saturated Fat: 24g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 16g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 122mg, Sodium: 653mg, Potassium: 509mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 18g, Vitamin A: 1019IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 158mg, Iron: 9mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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