Red Velvet Crepe Cake
This tower of red velvet crepes and cream cheese frosting is one showstopper of a dessert!
I’ve bragged about my local food blogging friends before, and I’m going to do it again. Deborah of Taste and Tell is one of the kindest, sincerest people you’ll ever meet and I’m so fortunate that blogging has brought us together.
Her blog focuses on family friendly meals and treats of all kinds, but she is perhaps best known for her obsession with everything red velvet. Every year she shares her newest creations during her own Red Velvet Week and she’s thought of it all, from doughnuts to ice cream cake to cookies.
And now she’s written a cookbook! — Red Velvet Lover’s Cookbook: Best-Ever Recipes for Everything Red Velvet, with More than 50 Scrumptious Sweets and Treats.
Having heard Deb talk so much about the cookbook over the last few months, I was so excited to finally hold it in my hands and flip through it. And the recipes! Oh, I want to make them all.
I wasn’t sure which recipe I’d tackle first, until I noticed that as part of her red velvet crepe recipe she gives instructions for how to turn the crepes into a crepe cake. I have a huge fondness for crepe cakes— you can find a few recipes here and here— and a red velvet crepe cake sounded too fabulous to pass up.
This beautiful cake definitely lived up to my expectations. The crepes are slightly sweet, barely chocolatey and vividly red, and they pair so well with the cream cheese filling. Slicing it up to reveal the dozens of layers inside is my favorite part, and it’s sure to impress everyone.
The recipe is easy to follow and the crepe cake isn’t difficult at all to assemble, all you need is a little patience to make all of the crepes and then stack them together. But it’s definitely well worth it, I promise.
baking tip:How to make crepes
Making crepes isn’t difficult! It just takes practice.
1. Heat a 9-inch skillet over medium low heat and lightly grease with butter.
2. Add 1/4 cup crepe batter and use your wrist to swirl the batter around until it completely covers the bottom of the pan.
3. After 1 minute, use a rubber spatula to loosen the edges of the crepe.
4. Use the spatula or your fingers to flip the crepe and let it cook for 1 more minute.
5. Slide crepe out of the pan and repeat.
Red Velvet Crepe Cake
Ingredients
For the crepes:
- 2 ⅔ cups whole milk (630 ml)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (240 grams)
- 4 large eggs
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (75 grams )
- ¼ cup vegetable oil (60 ml)
- 3 tablespoons red food coloring (45 ml)
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
For the filling:
- 1 lb cream cheese , at room temperature (455 grams)
- ½ cup unsalted butter , at room temperature (113 grams)
- 2 cups powdered sugar , sifted (455 grams)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the milk, flour, eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, food coloring and cocoa until smooth. Let rest 30 minutes.
- Preheat a 9-inch skillet over medium low heat. Lightly grease with butter. Add ¼ cup crepe batter and use your wrist to swirl the batter around until it completely covers the bottom of the pan. After 1 minute, use a rubber spatula to loosen the edges of the crepe. Use the spatula or your fingers to flip the crepe and let it cook for 1 more minute. Slide crepe out of the pan and repeat. Let crepes cool completely.
- To make the filling, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and mix on low until combined, then increase speed to medium high and beat until smooth and light.
- To assemble the crepe cake, place 1 crepe on a cake stand or large plate. Cover with a few tablespoons of the filling, spreading it very thin. Repeat with remaining crepes and filling. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving. Store leftovers in the fridge.
This is such a stunning stack!! I just love the colour.
My fave red velvet dessert is a Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake that I baked for New Year’s Day 2014- a rich creamy cheesecake between two layers of red velvet cake and smothered with cream cheese frosting!
I’ve yet to try that combo, but it’s on my list! Sounds fabulous!
For some reason, I’m not crazy red velvet obsessed, but I do think it’s always very pretty and these crepes are no exception! They look so light and fluffy and make a dreamy cake!
I’d have to say my favorite red velvet dessert is probably red velvet cake layered over cheesecake. So good!
Red velvet cake
This crepe cake looks heavenly! I love how vibrantly red it is!
Beautiful cake!
What a gorgeous creation!! I love Deb’s blog and her baked goods – always a hit!
This is so beautiful! I just made my first ever crepe cake this week, but it never even occurred to me to make a red velvet crepe batter. So creative. Love it! And I love Deb’s blog!
A red velvet cupcake is always yummy! I have a recipe for red velvet cookies that I’ve been wanting to try.
I’ve only ever had red velvet cake but this crepe cake certainly looks worth trying.
Yum! Perfect timing! I am going to try this recipe out for upcoming Christmas party. Thanks & Merry Christmas!
I love red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting!
My favorite Red Velvet dessert is Red Velvet Cheesecake!
MY FAVORITE RED VELVET DESSERT IS DOUGHNUTS. I THINK THE RED VELVET CREPES LOOK GREAT I PLAN TO TRY THEM SOON.
I LOVE red velvet cupcakes with peanut butter frosting!
What an unusual combination, I love it! 🙂
The red is so elegant!
Whoopie pies!
I need to explore more Red Velvet recipes! I’ve had cakes, cupcakes and doughnuts. The Red Velvet Crepe Cake is a stunner! It is just perfect for the Christmas holiday.
Gooey butter cookies
Deborah is truly a GEM. Love her.
This looks incredible!! What a gorgeous cake.
Classic Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese icing are the best
I like making puppy chow with red velvet cake mix
Red velvet cupcakes are my favorite, but I want to make this cake!
I love a really good red velvet cupcake…I think that is the only thing red velvet I have ever had. I guess I need this cupcake so I can experience some more red velvet! 🙂
I think red velvet type recipes are beautiful and these crepes are no exception. I have recently found out that I like red velvet recipes and plan on making them myself.
I’ve only ever had red velvet cupcakes so I guess I’ll have to go with those. But if I win the book, I’ll have to find a new favorite!
red velvet cupcakes
I love celebrating friends – especially when they do fabulous things like write cook books. This red velvet crepe cake looks fabulous!
Can’t go wrong with a red velvet cake or cupcake! I will have to try other red velvet recipes, though 😉
red velvet cupcakes!!
This is absolutely stunning Annalise!! I’ve never made (or eaten!) a crêpe cake before, but now I’m dying to try. It looks so impressive, and I love that people with absolutely no cake-frosting talent (aka me) can still do it. 😉 Pinned! Oh and as for my favorite red velvet dessert… Cupcakes. With cream cheese frosting. But this crêpe cake may give that choice a run for its money!
I love Red Velvet Cheesecake!!
I adore red velvet cupcakes. Cake is good too, but the cupcake size limits the amount you can eat;)
Looks delicious! I’m love to see what other red velvet delights are possible! x
Red velvet cream cheese fudge
Annalise – you did such an amazing job on this cake. I am truly honored!!
I love red velvet or anything with food dye in it.
Hi Annalise, I hope it is not too late to ask you my question. Can this crepe cake be made ahead of time? I am having a Mad Hatters tea party and this would be great but I am going to be short of time on the day.
I followed your recipe but the oil in the batter makes the crepes super oily, the cream cheese frosting is runny (ruins the stacks) with too much flour-ish taste from the powder sugar. It’s definitely a disappointing experience.
I followed your recipe but the oil in the batter makes the crepes super oily, the cream cheese frosting is runny (ruins the stacks) with too much flour-ish taste from the powder sugar. It’s definitely a disappointing experience.