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Napoleon Cake

A homemade Napoleon cake with eight thin butter pastry layers and silky vanilla custard, plus tips on rolling the pastry and cooking lump-free cream.

Hands-on time: 2 h 25 min plus waiting time: +8 h 30 min Difficulty: Challenging