Lazy Napoleon Cake
Flaky puff pastry layered with vanilla custard cream
DE
- Vorbereitung
- 20m
- Kochen
- 20m
- Schritte
- 4
- Portionen
- 8
- Schwierigkeit
- Mittel
Zubereitung
- Schritt 1Bake the puff pastry20 min
Bake 825 g puff pastry at 400°F for 20 minutes until golden and crispy.
Puff pastry - Schritt 2Prepare the custard cream
In a saucepan, whisk together 950 ml milk, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 3 tbsp flour, and 1 tsp vanilla sugar over medium heat. Stir continuously until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in 7 tbsp butter until melted and smooth.
HinweisStir constantly to prevent lumps from forming in the custard.
MilkSugarEggAll-purpose flourButterVanilla sugar - Schritt 3Assemble the cake
Once the puff pastry has cooled, break it into pieces. Layer the pastry pieces with the custard cream in a serving dish, alternating between pastry and cream.
Puff pastry - Schritt 4Chill and serve2h
Refrigerate the assembled cake for at least 2 hours to allow the layers to set and the pastry to soften slightly. Serve chilled.
HinweisThe cake tastes best when chilled overnight.