Millefeuille

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
World's Best Cakes: 250 great cakes from Raspberry Genoise to Chocolate Kugelhopf

By Roger Pizey

Published 2013

  • About

On a trip to France you will behold the sight of this classic pastry delicacy in every pâtisserie window. But it’s not only enjoyed in France, forms of this multi-layered delight can be eaten from Chile to China and from South Africa to Sweden. Millefeuille - literally meaning ‘thousand of layers’ - refers to the layers in the puff pastry, which are sandwiched together with whatever filling takes your fancy. It could simply be crème pâtissière or whipped cream but here I’ve used a rich comb