Hazelnut-Chocolate Crepe Cake

Name: Hazelnut-Chocolate Crepe Cake
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon, vegetable oil; ⅔ cup, hazelnut, toasted and skinned; 1¼ cups (6¼ ounces; 177 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; ¼ teaspoon, salt; 3 cups, whole milk; 6 , large eggs; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 6 ounces (170 grams), bittersweet chocolate; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 16 pieces and softened; ¼ teaspooon, salt; ⅔ cup (2⅔ ounces; 76 grams), confectioners' sugar; 8 ounces (227 grams), marshmallow crème; 3 tablespoons, Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 1½ teaspooons, hazelnut extract; ½ cup, heavy cream, chilled; 2 teaspooons, granulated sugar; ½ teaspooon, vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons chopped toasted and skinned, hazelnuts

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A fun departure from more traditional cakes, this rich, indulgent dessert is made from more than 20 crêpes, all spread with a hazelnut-chocolate filling and stacked tall.

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SERVES10 to 12

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Cake

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To underscore the filling's nutty flavor, we substituted ground hazelnuts for a portion of the flour in our crêpe recipe. And for the filling itself, a Swiss meringue buttercream worked best; it's light and elegant yet just sticky enough to...

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