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Chocolate Mille Cake

Gluten-Free Chocolate Crepe Cake with Cocoa Hazelnut Cream

Thin, lacy crepes are layered with cocoa hazelnut cream to make this delicious gluten-free chocolate crepe cake. Easier to make than you'd think, as the crepe batter is made in a blender, and the cooked crepes are stacked with the pastry cream in between!
Author: Amanda Paa
Prep Time :15 minutes
Cook Time :25 minutes
Total Time :40 minutes

Ingredients

Cake

  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • 1/4 cup Rodelle Dutch Cocoa Powder
  • 1 1/3 cup milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 145 grams teff flour
  • 25 grams tapioca flour
  • 35 grams brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Rodella vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon espresso powder

Cream

  • 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup full fat greek yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons espresso powder
  • 2/3 cup Rodelle Dutch cocoa powder
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup toasted hazelnuts, blitzed in a coffee/spice grinder, until a fine powder
  • 1/4 cup toasted hazelnuts for garnish

Instructions 

  • Blend all crepe batter ingredients in blender for 25 seconds, until smooth. Let sit for 15 minutes. 
  • When ready to make crepes, heat a 10 inch non-stick skillet over medium heat. Melt a dab of butter in pan, and pour in about 3 tablespoons batter, tilting the pan so that the batter covers the surface entirely.
  • Let cook for 2-3 minutes, until you see bubbles and the edges flare a bit. Then using a long spatula, flip over and cook for 2 minutes on the other side. 
  • Set on a wire rack to cool. 
  • When you're ready to assemble the cake, add all cream ingredients to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on medium until all combined and smooth. Then fold in hazelnuts. 
  • Place one crepe on a cakestand or plate, then spread a thin layer of pastry cream over the top. Stack another crepe, then another thin layer of pastry cream. Repeat until you reach the top of the cake, and put any leftover cream on top in the middle, with a mound of toasted hazelnuts. Refrigerate for 15 minutes if possible, as it slices easiest this way. 
  • Cake will last, covered, in refrigerator for up to 3 days. 

Notes

Use a 10 inch non-stick skillet for this recipe.