20-Layer Crepe Cake - Mille Crêpes Cake Recipe

This cake is the signature dessert at Lady Mendl's Tea Salon in New York. An absolutely charming establishment tucked away inside New York City's Inn at Irving Place. Located in the heart of the Gramercy Park historical district, when one ascends the front staircase, one enters a splendid 1800s townhouse replicating a world gone by. As the actual recipe for Lady Mendl's 20-Layer Crepe Cake of Lady Mendl's Tea Salon is a trademark secret, this is Ellen Easton's version of this delicious 20-layer cake.