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🥮 Polish “Karpatka” Cake 🥮
Karpatka is a traditional Polish dessert made of choux pastry and custard. It is often presented in layers, imitating the mountainous landscapes of the Carpathians, hence its name. Here’s how to make it.
📋 Ingredients
For the choux pastry:
🔸 250 ml water
🔸 100 g butter
🔸 1 pinch salt
🔸 200 g all-purpose flour
🔸 4 eggs
For the pastry cream:
🔸 500 ml whole milk
🔸 1 vanilla pod (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
🔸 4 egg yolks
🔸 120 g sugar
🔸 40 g cornstarch
🔸 100 g butter (at room temperature)
For decoration:
🔸 Icing sugar (optional)
🔸 Melted chocolate or cocoa powder (optional)
🥣 Instructions
Continue the recipe on the next page
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