French finesse on your table! The 1000 leaves cake is a combination of crunchy layers and creamy softness. Prepare it at home and feel as if you were in the best Parisian patisserie – a guaranteed effect!
If you dream of a dessert looking like one from a top patisserie, and you can prepare it at home, the 1000 leaves cake is just the right choice. Delicate layers of puff pastry, vanilla-flavoured crème patissiere, spicy Tago gingerbread and a citrus note create a composition guaranteed to delight everyone.
A sweet success recipe
Tago gingerbread added to the dessert gives it a unique, spiced taste. The note of aromatic spices blends perfectly with the smooth cream and a delicate citrus note.
Shopping list
2 sheets of ready to use puff pastry
1 pack of Tago gingerbread biscuits, which delight with their variety of flavours and aromas. Choose the ones you like most: Duet Gingerbread, Family Duet Gingerbread or gingerbread with fruit, strawberry or orange filling
1 pack of cream cheese
500 mL milk
2 tbsp vanilla
6 egg yolks
110 g fine sugar
40 g wheat flour
40 g potato flour
200 g icing sugar
1 lemon
1 teaspoon cocoa
pinch of salt
Preparing the crème patissiere
Start by whisking the egg yolks with the sugar until fluffy and golden – this is the heart of our cream. Heat the milk with the vanilla to release its aroma. Add the sifted flours to the egg yolks, then gently temper the mixture with hot milk and vanilla. Combine everything together and cook until smooth custard consistency is achieved. Once the cream has cooled, chill it in the fridge, it will be perfectly smooth and creamy.
Puff pastry
Bake the pastry sheets according to the instructions on the pack, and press them down so that they remain perfectly flat. This is the basis of an elegant dessert.
Glazing for decoration
Mix icing sugar with a little water to form a glossy glaze. Mix half of the glaze with cocoa to obtain two contrasting colours which create an aesthetic visual effect.
Folding the pastry
Cut the puff pastry into equal parts. Fluffy crème fraîche (whipped beforehand) forms the first layer, the second layer will be crunchy puff pastry and crumbled Tago gingerbread (e.g. Gingerbread Duet, glazed hearts, gingerbread with filling), crème patissiere and fresh fruit will be the third layer. Top the cake with the prepared icing in two colours.
With Tago, every dessert is unique
A dessert which delights with appearance and taste. A unique composition of crunchiness, creamy softness and the scent of Tago gingerbread.
