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Crinkle Cake

It's the tiktok famous crinkle cake made with phyllo pastry and loads of different flavour options like pistachio rose, apple pie, cinnamon roll, biscoff or nutella. Its a simple one that you can keep coming back to!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Fusion
Keyword: dessert
Servings: 8

Ingredients

For the Crinkle Cake

  • 1 package frozen phyllo pastry sheets, defrosted (about 450g or 16-20 sheets)
  • 1 cup butter ( I prefer salted butter but unsalted works too)
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla essence
  • 1/2 cup sugar

For the Topping

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1-2 tsp lemon juice
  • other topping options listed in blog post

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350F.
  • Roll out the defrosted phyllo pastry and cover with a damp clean kitchen towel so they don't dry out. Keep a large rectangular 10x7 baking dish beside you.
  • Accordion fold the pastry sheets one at a time and place in the baking dish side by side till the dish is full. You should have enough pastry to fill the dish without them being too cramped.
  • Bake for 10 minutes at 350F.
  • Meanwhile, while the phyllo bakes, melt 1 cup of butter.
  • Take the phyllo out of the oven when the 10 minutes are up, and pour the melted butter all over. Return to the oven for another 10 minutes.
  • While the phyllo bakes, in a large mixing bowl mix together the milk, eggs, vanilla, and sugar (and any other flavours you want to add). Mix well.
  • When the phyllo is out of the oven pour the custard over the baked phyllo so it is evenly distributed. Return to the oven for 30-35 minutes.
  • While the phyllo is baking, make the simple syrup. In a small saucepan mix together 1 cup water with 1 cup sugar and 1-2 tsp lemon juice. Allow to come to a boil and stir till the sugar is dissolved. Turn off the heat and set aside to cool.
  • When the crinkle cake comes out of the oven, drizzle with simple syrup, and/or any other flavour toppings you like (see above). Slice and serve! I prefer this served warm, but it also does well at room temperature. Enjoy!

Notes

  • This is best served warm out of the oven or at room temperature within a few hours of being baked. If you do have leftovers, I recommend you warm them up again in an air fryer or in the oven to get the crispness back before serving.
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  • Flavour Topping Options:
    • Apple Pie & Ice Cream - a warm apple compote and cold vanilla ice cream. Enough said! Apple compote recipe is below.
    • Rose Pistachio - top with some chopped pistachios and add a tablespoon of rose water to the simple syrup before pouring overtop. (this was probably my favourite flavour combo!)
    • Cinnamon Raisin - Add a handful of raisins and a pinch of cinnamon to the custard before pouring over the phyllo to bake. When baked drizzle with the simple lemon glaze from this recipe while it is still warm. YUMMM!
    • Nutty Coconut - Probably the closes to an omali in flavour - for this one you will add chopped walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, raisins, coconut flakes and a pinch of cardamom powder to the custard before pouring over the phyllo and baking. When baked, sprinkle with more mixed chopped nuts of your choice. But Roasted nuts is even better! And finish off with a drizzle of the simple syrup with a tablespoon of rose water added to it.
    • Biscoff - Just bake the crinkle cake as normal but instead of topping with a simple syrup, drizzle with some melted cookie butter and crumble some biscoff cookies on top.
    • Nutella Banana - For the chocolate lover! Bake your crinkle cake as usual, then drizzle with melted nutella, a sliced banana, and chopped hazelnuts.