French Toast Cake
Foodie Herman Lensing is in love with French Toast and expects to see this dish pop up in all shapes and sizes on menus this year!
Recipe by Herman Lensing
Ingredients:
- 8 croissants
- 400g ricotta cheese
- 125g blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 100g (125 ml) sugar
- 200g white chocolate, finely chopped
- 800ml of milk
- 6 eggs
- 5ml of vanilla essence
- 250ml vanilla custard for serving
- Roses for garnish (optional)
How To Make French Toast Cake
- Heat oven to 180 °C.
- Cut croissants into bite-sized pieces and place in mixing bowl. Crumble in ricotta.
- Add berries, sugar, chocolate, milk, eggs and vanilla essence. Mix well.
- Spray a 2-quart cartridge pan well with non-stick cooking spray.
- Scoop mixture into pan and place in hot oven.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until set and the top is nicely golden brown.
- Leave to cool until lukewarm, turn out onto a serving plate and pour over custard.
- Sprinkle with rose petals and serve.