Crepe Cake with Hazelnut Meringue and Ganache (cake Recipes)

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Step 12:

Cook your sugar with 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat, until it boils. Stop stirring, and let it boil until it becomes light brown, about 4 or 5 minutes.

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Step 13:

Let is sit about 8 minutes, until it has firmed up a bit.

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Step 14:

Then dip a nut in. Swirl it around until it's covered, and then let the excess
drip off. When it becomes a thin string, set it on the edge of your counter with something weighing the other end of the skewer. Have some cookie sheets of paper towels on the floor to catch the drips.

Let them harden completely. You might need to let them harden, the re-dip for thicker strands. You can warm your sugar back up for a minute over low heat if it becomes too hard.

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Step 15:

By now, you should be ready to make some crepes. Now, if you haven't made crepes, be ready to be frustrated. The general rule is that the first few won't turn out. By the end, you'll be a pro, but don't get frustrated.

Heat a small s****et over medium flame, (or a griddle if you're making a million like I was), and run a stick of ****er over the surface to slick it. Add about 2 tablespoons of batter, and you might need to angle your s****et to coat it. Cook for about 30 seconds, until it's starting to bubble up. Flip it, and cook for another 30 seconds, and remove. Every few crepes, re****er. This happens so quick, that I couldn't get a good picture of making them.

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Step 16:

Using 2 spatulas to work it up is helpful, and if your s****et is small and doesn't have high sides, you might find it useful to slide it to the edge and get a corner hanging off and onto your spatula. You also might find it useful to set the spatula on top of the crepe, and actually just turn your s****et over so that the crepe falls onto the spatula. Again, this can get frustrating, so have some patience.

If you're using a griddle, two spatulas are truly needed. By the end, I was doing 6 crepes at a time. Just don't let them fold over onto each other when you flip them, or you'll have a hell of a time unflipping them. Also, if your s****et is non-stick, the less ****er the better. Spraying your spatulas with Pam also helps.