Recipe: Hazelnut and Dark Chocolate Pancake Cake
Challenge yourself with a technical bake from Junior Bake Off and have a go at making this amazing share-size hazelnut and dark chocolate pancakes.
Dive into this pancake-tastic recipe
For the crepe
220g plain flour
pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
350ml semi skimmed milk
200ml water
4 medium eggs
butter to grease frying pan
For the ganache
100g dark chocolate
100ml double cream
For the toppings
100g roasted hazelnuts
400g jar chocolate hazelnut spread
Method
Put the flour into a large bowl and add your eggs.
Mix together then add the salt, milk, water and vanilla extract.
Whisk the mixture to form a smooth, lump free batter.
Place a frying pan on the hob and turn it up to a medium heat.
Make sure you have a grown-up to help as the pan will get hot.
Lightly grease the pan with butter and make 12 pancakes – using about 1 ladle of mixture per pancake.
Lay each pancake as you make it on parchment paper to let it cool.
To make your chocolate ganache, break the chocolate into a bowl.
Carefully heat cream in a saucepan until it is just at boiling point and pour this over the chocolate and stir until it has all melted and is smooth.
Set aside to cool slighty. Divide your hazelnuts into two equal piles.
Chop one pile into small pieces and chop the other pile into halves.
When ready – place the first pancake onto your presentation plate and cover with a thin layer of chocolate hazelnut spread and sprinkle with your chopped hazelnuts.
Place another pancake on top and repeat with all the pancakes until you have a complete stack.
Pour your ganache on top and sprinkle with your halved hazelnuts and serve.
Make this a pancake day showstopper!
This is a cracking showstopper to present to family and friends at parties, or even to share around the table on Pancake Day! It's a day where we flip yummy pancakes as a tradition that started hundreds to thousands of years ago. It's also known as Shrove Tuesday which originates from Christian tradition, marking the day before Lent begins. In the past, people used this day as an opportunity to use up rich foods like egg, milk and sugar, before the fasting season began. Pancakes were the perfect way to do this, as they use all of these ingredients and can be eaten as savoury or sweet snacks! Over time, Pancake Day evolved into a fun event where we get to have as many pancakes as we want in one day! Would you have pancakes for breakfast, lunch AND dinner? Let us know in the comments below.
