This crinkle cake recipe is super easy to make and you can serve it for breakfast, as a snack, or as a delicious dessert.
Have you tried making crinkle cake yet? Apparently, it was a big thing on TikTok. I was most intrigued that it reminded me of Baklava. My aunt makes a delicious baklava but it takes a good deal of time and effort. However, this recipe is very easy.
I also saw it made with brie and figs for a savory take. Sounded like a very interesting and versatile use of phyllo dough so I tried it.
How to Make a Crinkle Cake
You'll need two rolls of phyllo dough. You can find this in the freezer section of most grocery stores. Leave it in the refrigerator overnight and pull it out to the counter a little while before you are ready to make the recipe to make sure that it has completely thawed.
Step 1: Start by greasing a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. I was away when I made this so I used a disposable aluminum pan. This would also be a good idea if you wanted to make it and take it to a party, bake sale, or any gathering where you didn't want to worry about retrieving your dish.
Note: You could line your baking dish with parchment instead of greasing the pan.
Step 2: Unroll the phyllo dough and start making folds in an accordion style like a fan with 2 pieces of dough.
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Step 3: Place the folded phyllo pieces in the pan pressing them up next to each other until you use all of the dough from both rolls.
Step 4: Bake the dough for 10 minutes, then remove it and pour 1 cup of melted butter all over.
Step 5: Bake the phyllo with butter for another 10 minutes.
Step 6: While the phyllo is baking whisk the ingredients for the custard together in a large bowl.
Step 7: Remove the pan from the oven and pour the custard all over. Then return it to the oven for an additional 30 minutes.
Step 8: While the crinkle cake is cooking with the custard make a simple syrup with sugar, water, and some ground cinnamon. Heat to a simmer and stir on the stove until all the sugar has melted.
Step 9: Place the pecans in a bag and hit it with a mallet, cup, or anything you have available to crush them up into smaller pieces.
When you remove the crinkle cake with the custard from the oven it will have a nice crispy texture and a beautiful golden brown color.
Step 10: Finish the cake by drizzling the simple syrup over top, followed by the chopped pecans.
Serve alone or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Store any leftovers in the refrigerator wrapped in plastic for a few days.
We ate this for breakfast, as a snack, and as a dessert while vacationing. It was that good.
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Phyllo Crinkle Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 rolls Phyllo dough thawed
- 1 cup butter melted
Custard
- 1 cup half and half or milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Simple Syrup
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- .5 teaspoon cinnamon
Topping
- 1 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Butter a 9x13 baking dish.
- Use two sheets of phyllo dough and make an accordion folding them like a fan and placing them into the greased pan.
- Continue until you've placed all of the phyllo dough from two rolls.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Remove and pour a cup of melted butter all over.
- Return the pan to the oven and bake for another 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile whisk the half & half, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon together to make a custard.
- Remove the pan from the oven and pour the custard mixture evenly over the phyllo dough.
- Return to the oven for 30 minutes.
- Make a simple syrup with 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/4 cup of water, and .5 teaspoon of ground cinnamon in a small saucepan on the stove. Bring to a boil then turn down the heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Once the phyllo with custard is done remove it from the oven and pour the simple syrup over the top and sprinkle pecans all over.
- Allow to cool slightly before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
Denise
I was lucky enough to taste this and it was fabulous! We even ate it for breakfast.