Crinkle Cake Recipe
This Crinkle Cake Recipe is a viral Tiktok recipe for a good reason. It’s a cross between a cake and and a pastry. No matter what you call it, you can guarantee that it’s flaky, flavorful and makes a super simple dessert recipe.
We don’t know about you, but we’ve learned so many great reicpes from Tiktok and this is one is no different. With light and flaky layers, a sweet, and topped with crunchy almonds this cake is out of this world delicoius and worth the effort to make.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- You only need simple ingredients, which means you may not even need to make it to the grocery store.
- It only takes a few minutes of prep time so you don’t have to spend all day in the ktichen to a make a dessert.
- The light and flaky layers will give you a satsifing texture along with the sweet taste.
🛒Ingredients
You only need a handful of ingredients to help you make this dessert. You can find the full recipe, including the amounts needed at the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- phyllo dough
- butter
- eggs
- sugar
- heavy cream
- salt
- vanilla
Glaze:
- powdered sugar
- milk
- almond extract
- toasted sliced almonds
🔪 How to Make This Crinkle Cake Recipe
Making this simple dessert recipe is easy. Just follow these step-by-step instructions and you will have a sweet treat to share with your family and friends in no time at all.
Step 1: Add the phyllo dough to the pan
Take the phyllo dough, 2 sheets at a time, gently fold it accordion style and stack them in the prepared pan width-wise until the entire pan is filled. Either trim the edges, or just fold them slightly at the ends to make them fit the pan. Don’t compress the dough too much, or it will be soggy and not bake well.
Step 2: Brush the cake with butter
Take the melted butter and brush it over the top of the entire pan and pour the remaining butter evenly over the dough, taking care to coat every piece. Place in the preheated 350 degree oven and bake for 15 minutes.
Step 3: Make the custard filling
While the dough is baking, using a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, heavy cream, salt and vanilla. Once the dough has baked, remove and pour the custard over the top, coating it evenly. (Avoid letting the custard pool in the middle by pouring around the edges to start.)
Step 4: Bake the cake again
Return it to the oven and bake for another 25-30 minutes, until the top is golden brown. Remove and let cool.
Step 5: Make the icing
In a small bowl, whisk the powdered sugar, almond extract and add enough milk to make the glaze thin enough to drizzle over the top of the cake. Sprinkle the toasted almonds over the top of the glaze, slice and enjoy!
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Citrus – Want to add a little citrus flavor to this cake? Add in a tablespoon of citrus juice and 1 teaspoon of matching zest to the custard. Lemon, lime or orange would work great .
- Nuts – Not a fan of almonds? Top this cake with chopped pecans or walnuts instead.
- Chocolate – If you prefer chocolate, add some chocolate chips to the custard or add one tablespoon of cocoa powder to your glaze.
If you love delicious dessert recipes like this one, you may also enjoy this Tiktok Cinnamon Rolls recipe.
🥄 Equipment
This is a quick overview of the kitchen tools that you will need to make this delicous recipe; Gather these tools so you can enjoy this viral sweet treat.
- 9×13 baking dish
- Pastry brush
- large mixing bowl
- Hand mixer
- small bowl
- Whisk
🥫 Storage
Storage – Store leftovers of this cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days.
Freezing – We don’t recomend that you freeze this cake, as it may become soggy when thawed.
Serve With
This light and fluffy crinkle cake is delicous when paired with a cup of your favorite coffee or hot tea. You can also serve it with a cup of hot cocoa or even your favorite meal such as this Pork Tenderloin Stuffed with Spinach and Cheese.
💭 Tips
Here are a few tips that you can use to ensure that this crinkle cake reicpe turns out perfectly for you when you make it.
- Make sure that you spray your baking dish with nonstick cooking spray or grease it with butter or shortening to prevent this pastry from sticking.
- Use a gentle hand when you are folding or trimming the phyllo dough, as you don’t want to compress the pastry dough.
- Make sure that you coat the entire top of the pantry dough in butter, as this is what gives it a golden brown color along with a great taste.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
It is make with a flaky phyllo dough, and a custard like filling.
No, you can leave it out at room temperature.
Yes, this cake can easily be made ahead of time, we don’t recommend making it more than 24 hours in advance however.
Techincally, yes, you can use puff pastry, however your cake will have a diffrerent taste and texture.
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🧾Recipe Card
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Crinkle Cake Recipe
Equipment
- 9×13 baking dish
- Pastry brush
- large mixing bowl
- Hand mixer
- small bowl
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 16 ounces phyllo dough thawed
- 1 cup butter melted
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Glaze:
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 Tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2-3 tablespoons toasted sliced almonds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 9×13 pan.
- Take the phyllo dough, 2 sheets at a time, gently fold it accordion style and stack them in the pan width-wise until the entire pan is filled.
- Either trim the edges, or just fold them slightly at the ends to make them fit the pan. Don’t compress the dough too much, or it will be soggy and not bake well.
- Take the melted butter and brush it over the top of the entire pan and pour the remaining butter evenly over the dough, taking care to coat every piece.
- Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- While the dough is baking, using a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, heavy cream, salt and vanilla.
- Once the dough has baked, remove and pour the custard over the top, coating it evenly. (Avoid letting the custard pool in the middle by pouring around the edges to start.)
- Return it to the oven and bake for another 25-30 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
- Remove and let cool.
- In a small bowl, whisk the powdered sugar, almond extract and add enough milk to make the glaze thin enough to drizzle over the top of the cake.
- Sprinkle the toasted almonds over the top of the glaze, slice and enjoy!
