Honey Crepe Cake

^{This post has been sponsored by BumbleBerry Farms. All opinions expressed are my own.}

Delicate crepes are layered with a honey-infused pastry cream and chocolate honey spread for an irresistible dessert.

Don't judge a book by its cover

One quote that has stuck with me for a while is one that heard when I first started out writing, and it went roughly, "Everyone says not to judge a book by its cover, but one of the things that keep authors up at night is the competence of their publisher's art design team."

In other words, the 'cover' is the first thing everyone sees - rightly or wrongly, appearances are the first line of 'first impressions.'

The same is true when it comes to food. I've said here a number of times that we "Eat first with our eyes, then with our nose, and then, only if both the eyes and nose have been pleased, do we proceed to sample with our palate."

There is a 'point' coming, I promise, just bear with me through a quick bit of context.

Some weeks ago, on one of the few nights I actually managed to both get to bed early and then actually fall asleep - rarely do I do both - I was woken up just a few hours later by what sounded like cast iron being throttled around. My son having a late night snack, I figured. Just as I was dozing off again, cue the aroma of coffee followed by the sound of batter being whisked. By this point it was about 1 AM, and after I finally gathered the presence of mind to make the trek downstairs, what I found was my daughter making pancakes, with my son perched at the kitchen counter looking about as happy as…well, as happy as a lad about to indulge in syrup and butter-drenched cakes at one in the morning.

Indeed, certain foods are events in and of themselves. Pancakes, for example, can turn a drab morning into something akin to a small party, or a late night craving into something worth remembering.

With that being said, we've all had breakfast for dinner at some point - or 'breakfast for a midnight snack,' in the example above. But what about breakfast for dessert? You'd probably think that 'breakfast for dessert' either signals that you're accustomed to wildly unhealthy breakfasts or about to indulge in a woefully boring dessert. Naturally, you wouldn't be faulted for assuming either.

Take a look at this Honey Crepe Cake for example. When my daughter first brought it to the table for dessert, my son came to the table prepared with a bottle of syrup. Cue the 'death stare' from my daughter.

However, this is one dessert where the 'cover' really doesn't tell the story.

Looking a fair bit like a stack of very thin pancakes generously doused in cream, the 'trick' lies in what's beneath.

We start off with a fairly basic crepe recipe and whisk together flour, sugar, and salt, while gradually adding in whole milk, and then butter. We then strain the mixture to remove any lumps. After that, we heat a cast iron crepe pan with butter, and fill the bottom with the batter, and cook until the edges are golden, and repeat. Yes, we're going to need a lot of crepes for this - so get comfy.

Now, for the filling, we're going to be using a standard pastry cream - the recipe for which is below. However, cream on crepes is just…well, cream on crepes. Instead, we're going to be infusing the pastry cream with honey. Yes, honey in pastry cream- it's about as delicious as it sounds.

From there, it's just a matter of layering. Start out with a crepe, lather on a generous helping of the BumbleBerry Farms Honey Cream Spread: Molten Lava Spiced Chocolate and honey pastry cream, then top that with a crepe, and repeat until you used all the crepes. I finish it off with an extra drizzle of honey and a dollop of cream, and there you have it. Breakfast For Dessert in the form of a supremely decadent Honey Crepe Cake.

BumbleBerry Farms Honey Creams come in several different flavors, each in an adorable little jar that you'll like to end up savoring once the honey cream is gone. Molten Lava, which is a spicy chocolate cream that's great for adding complexity to sauces and marinades, or as a complement to salty snacks like popcorn, is probably among my favorites. The other flavors include Sticky Buns Cinnamon, Squirrel Crazy, which is maple honey cream and goes perfect with pancakes or biscuits, and finally Lovers Leap, which is the obligatory salted caramel, and is simply delicious in coffee, but honestly would probably taste delicious on virtually anything.

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Naturally, BumbleBerry Farms also has a variety of honeys to offer, including flavored honey such as Raspberry Honey, Orange Blossom, and Avocado - yes, avocado.

For more information, or to place an order, be sure to check out www.bumbleberryfarms.com

Enjoy with Love!