Readers of THE NIBBLE know how much we love Lady M’s Mille Crêpes Cakes: delicate, elegant, exquisite, ethereal bites that are perfect for special celebrations.

We also serve them at dinner parties where we want something impressive for dessert but need it to be on the light side.

In addition to the year-round menu of flavors, there are always wonderful seasonal specialties.

For October and November, it’s the new Butter Pecan Mille Crêpes Cake: 20 alternating layers of handmade crêpes and pecan-infused pastry cream (photos #1 and #2).

Candied pecan pieces are delicately tucked between the layers to add just the right amount of crunch to each bite.

The cake is topped with roasted pecans and finished with a swirl of buttery pecan pastry cream.

This seasonal confection is available only until November 30th—but just in time for Thanksgiving and seasonal gifts.

The cake serves 10-14 people.

Order yours at LadyM.com.
 
 
WHAT’S A MILLE CRÊPES CAKE?

What’s a Mille Crêpes cake? It’s a stack of paper-thin crêpes. The crêpes themselves are the same as those you might order for brunch, where they are rolled up with a filling.

In a Crêpe Cake, on the other hand, nothing is rolled: The flat crêpes are brushed with light pastry cream and stacked (see photo #3).

At Lady M, the top crêpe becomes a caramelized crust. Then, each flavor of crêpe cake is finished with its own special garnish.

This leads us to a disclosure: While “mille crêpes” indicates that there are 1,000 crêpes (mille, pronounced meel, is the number one thousand in French), there are actually some 20 crêpes in each cake, each crêpe handmade in the Lady M kitchens.

> The history of Mille Crepes Cake.
 
 
LADY M CRÊPE MILLE CRÊPES CAKE YEAR-ROUND FLAVORS

While there are seasonal flavors, the current roster of 9-inch Mille Crêpes Cakes includes:

 
There are seasonal flavors: Chestnut for the holidays, Champagne for the new year, Passion Fruit for the summer, and so on. Keep checking and you may find Purple Yam, Red Bean, and Salted Caramel.

You can even order a three-tier wedding cake, each layer made of “mille” crêpes.

And the website currently offers these specialty flavors: Truffle Mille Crêpes Cake, Purple Yam “Ube” Milles Crêpes Cake, Jasmine Calamansi Mille Crêpes Cake, and Passion Fruit Mille Crêpes Cake.

There are also scrumptious layer cakes and for October-November, a Pumpkin Nuage* (photo #6).

What’s a Pumpkin Nuage? Combine the best elements of pumpkin pie and pumpkin cheesecake, gently spiced with cinnamon, and add a touch of Lady M’s refined elegance. Plus, the most finely crushed graham cracker crust we’ve ever seen.
 
 
ABOUT LADY M

Lady M is a New York City maker of luxury confections, with more than 50 boutiques worldwide. Established in 2001, Lady M is the creator of the world-famous Mille Crêpes Cake.

Lady M marries French pastry techniques with Japanese sensibilities, resulting in delicate cakes that are a touch sweet and perfect for every occasion.

All cakes are handmade and prepared fresh without food additives or preservatives. The crêpes cakes are a very special treat, although Lady M makes a variety of delectable cakes and confections. Learn more at LadyM.com.
 
 
BAKE YOUR OWN: CRÊPE RECIPES

Are you up for making paper-thin crêpes? Check out these recipes.

[1] The new limited edition for October and November: Butter Pecan Mille Crêpes Cake (all photos © Lady M).

[2] A slice of Butter Pecan, with nuggets of candied pecans scattered between the layers for crunch.

[3] Making a Mille Crêpes cake (with just 20 layers, not 1,000).

[4] A popular flavor: Chocolate Mille Crêpes Cake.

[5] Also a fan favorite: Pistachio Mille Crêpes Cake.

[6] The Pumpkin Nuage is available in October and November.

*Nuage, pronounced new-AHJ, means cloud in French. There are different kinds of cloud cake, but they all aim to be light and airy.