If you like this rhubarb syrup, you will adore Rhubarb Curd! Pancakes in any form – crêpes, blini or American-style – are usually left to weekends. But they shouldn’t. Pancakes are too good to be relegated to Saturdays and Sundays, and way too versatile to be left to breakfast! I grew up making crêpes on a regular basis, although we called them blini. My mother’s signature recipe used kefir as the base, and to this day I have never tasted better. That recipe is one of the first ones I shared on my blog. My mum always said that two tricks to thin, lacy crepes are kefir, which encourages fermentation in the batter, and a well made thick-bottomed frying pan.
Crêpe cake with custard
Custard to the English is what maple syrup is to Canadians. The love goes deep. In North America it’s usually seen as a side act but here it’s the main production. Brits don’t use a dollop of custard to go with their dessert. They are not satisfied until the thing is drowned. They would love it in a cake like this, where it is spread between each and every layer. So much creaminess! I can admit that I’ve developed a bit of a soft spot for custard myself. I can’t really pass up a delicious bowl of this creamy goodness, but that doesn’t mean we can improve it with a bit of rhubarb syrup!
Rhubarb syrup
I added a splash of homemade rhubarb syrup to the custard while it was still hot, which seems the right thing to do in rhubarb season. Words fail me to describe that…it smelled of May! Rhubarb syrup is a favourite of mine. I make it every year and have used it in everything from baking to Moscow Mule cocktails! It only takes three ingredients to make: rhubarb, caster sugar and water. Heat together in a saucepan, run through a sieve and heat a bit more to thicken. And you are there! I usually double the recipe so I have extra syrup. Store it in the fridge and have it ready to go whenever you want it. It’s especially good over pancakes! And there you have it. A delicious crêpe cake with rhubarb custard. Unpretentious. Simple. Glorious.
More rhubarb bakes
Rhubarb Cobbler (Traditional Recipe) Roasted Rhubarb Bakewell Tart Rhubarb Slab Pie Chocolate Fudge Cake with Stewed Rhubarb
