A Pancake Cake

A pancake cake?!  What is a pancake cake?

*This* is a pancake cake!

This is a photo of one I was cooked in Chile way back in 2011.  I can’t claim to have made this 😉

A delicious savoury dish made from layers of pancakes with different foods in between each layer.  I was first introduced to the idea of a pancake cake in Chile.  I don’t think it is a typical Chilean dish but it’s something that was made for me and I love it.  

Last weekend we made a pancake cake again and here is what we did.

First, you need to make pancakes by following a simple pancake recipe.  For your pancake cake you will need around 6 pancakes but you can always make more if you want to include more layers or, like we did, you can make more and have them for desert with something sweet! {Hello Nutella!}

Once your pancakes are ready it’s time to make the fillings.  We went for:

• Mushrooms
• Sweetcorn
• Spinach and ricotta
• Green beans and ricotta

You can choose whatever you like for your fillings!  Tuna works really well too.  Cook all of your fillings and put them in separate bowls.

Now for the fun part.  Building up your pancake cake!  Which is as simple as it sounds; a pancake and a layer of filling, a pancake and a layer of filling, a pancake and a layer of filling and so on.

For the top layer put some cheese on top.  You can also add olives, peppers or whatever takes your fancy.

Lastly, put it in the oven for around 10-15 mins.  This is just to heat everything up so it’s nice and warm and to melt the cheese too.

And, enjoy!

Let me know if you try making a pancake cake!

Marcella xx