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Creme Brûlée Cake Recipe

Creme Brûlée Cake Recipe
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Indulge in the exquisite flavors of Creme Brûlée with this delightful Creme Brûlée Cake recipe. Layers of vanilla cake soaked in a sweet vanilla milk mixture and topped with a luscious vanilla pastry cream, finished with a caramelized sugar topping.

  • Author: Sarah
  • Prep Time: 1 hour
  • Cook Time: 44 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 hours 14 minutes
  • Yield: 16 slices
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

For the Vanilla Pastry Cream

  • 2 1/4 cups whole milk
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp granulated white sugar
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla bean paste
  • 3 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter, cold and cut in cubes

For the Vanilla Cake

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 10 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla bean paste
  • 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature

For the Vanilla Milk Soak

  • 1/2 cup half & half, or whole milk
  • 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 1/3–1/2 cup granulated white sugar (for the brûlée topping)

Instructions

  1. For the Vanilla Pastry Cream In a medium saucepan, heat the milk. Whisk egg yolks, sugar, salt, vanilla, and cornstarch. Add heated milk gradually. Cook until thickened. Chill.
  2. For the Vanilla Cake Preheat oven. Grease and line pan. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Alternate dry ingredients and buttermilk. Bake and cool.
  3. For the Vanilla Milk Soak Whisk together half & half, condensed milk, and vanilla. Chill.
  4. Assembling the Cake Cut cake top, poke holes, pour milk mixture, add pastry cream, cut into squares, sprinkle sugar, brûlée with a torch, and serve.

Notes

  • Enjoy the cake right after adding the brûlée topping to maintain its texture.
  • For a richer taste, you can use whole milk instead of half & half in the milk soak.

Nutrition

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