20 layers of light, moist pancakes sandwiched with gorgeous vanilla custard, topped with fresh whipped cream and sweet raspberry sauce. This flipping marvellous pancake tower is a real show-stopper that’s sure to impress friends and family!
Ingredients
- 300ml double cream
- 300ml milk
- 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped out
- 80g sugar
- 6 egg yolks
- 4 level tbsp cornflour
- 25g butter
- 300g plain flour
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 500ml full-fat milk
- 80g butter, melted and cooled
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- sunflower oil
- 300g raspberries
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 250ml double cream
- 200g fresh raspberries
Instructions
- To make the custard, put the cream, milk and vanilla seeds into a saucepan and heat to just below boiling. In a bowl, whisk together the sugar, egg yolks and cornflour. Still whisking, pour on the hot milk mixture. Return to the pan and heat gently, stirring until the mixture begins to thicken and coats the back of a spoon. Pour into a bowl. Stir in the butter. Place a sheet of clingfilm directly onto the surface of the custard. Put in the fridge and chill until completely cold.
- To make the pancakes, put the flour and sugar into a bowl. Add the eggs and half the milk and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the remaining milk, butter and vanilla extract, then pour the batter into a jug.
- Heat a 20cm non-stick frying pan and brush very lightly with sunflower oil. Pour 60ml of the batter into the pan and tilt so the mixture covers the whole surface. Cook for about a minute until golden. Flip the pancake over and cook the other side for 30 seconds to 1 min. Remove to a plate. Cook a further 19 pancakes in the same way, stacking them on top of one another as they are done. Leave until cold.
- Place a pancake on a serving dish. Spread over 1-2 tbsp of custard and place another pancake on top. Continue spreading and stacking the remaining custard and pancakes. Chill.
- To make the sauce, put the raspberries and lemon juice in a pan and heat gently until the berries have softened and collapsed. Strain the pulp through a sieve and put in a clean pan. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Simmer gently for 5-10 mins until the mixture has reduced and is slightly syrupy. Leave to cool.
- To serve, whisk the cream until softly thick. Spoon over the pancake stack. Scatter over the raspberries. Pour over a little sauce and serve the rest separately.
