Karpatka is a universal, classic Polish cake that has been on tables for centuries during carnival, holidays and family celebrations. Its name refers to mountain landscapes.
The structure of the layers resembles ridges, and the cream that is between them may be associated with snow that sprinkles the sewn. Likewise with the topping, as it has long been known that traditional homemade karpatka should be sprinkled with powdered sugar.
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This recipe for homemade karpatka with pudding mass is proof that simple solutions in the kitchen are often the best.. You don’t need any fancy products to prepare it. All you need are traditional ingredients, readily available in every grocery store.
Ingredients for karpatka – dough:
- margarine – 0.5 cubes
- water – 1 cup
- flour – 1 cup
- eggs – 5 pieces
- baking powder – 1 tsp
Ingredients for karpatka – custard cream
- milk – 0.5 liters (3.2 percent)
- egg yolks – 3 pieces
- potato flour – 2 large spoons
- wheat flour – 2 large spoons
- margarine – 0.5 cubes
- butter – 1 cube
- powdered sugar – 1 cup
- vanilla sugar – as desired
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Start preparing the karpatka with the dough, because it needs to bake and cool down before applying the cream. Do not reverse the order and you will maintain the perfect consistency and taste of the baked goods.
Boil water and margarine. Pour the flour into the boiling water, mixing thoroughly. Let it rest on the fire until it forms a smooth, uniform massy, which you need to leave to cool. However, do not cool it completely, just add the eggs (one at a time) and mix everything so that they combine with the dough.
Add baking powder, a little salt and mix everything thoroughly. Divide the prepared dough into two parts and pour them onto two baking trays (25 x 35 cm) and put in the oven preheated to 180 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes.
While the cake is baking, you can start preparing the cream. To do this, mix egg yolks, vanilla sugar, flour and 1/2 cup of milk. Boil the rest of the milk and add it to the rest of the previously prepared ingredients.
A pudding should form, so give it some time to cool down. Mix butter, margarine and powdered sugar. Add the cooled pudding spoon by spoon to create a delicious mass.
Pour the cream onto one half of the cooled cake and spread it so that it sticks well and the cake does not get damaged when cutting.. Cover the karpatka with the second piece of dough, press it firmly and sprinkle the top with powdered sugar. The karpatka with the pudding mass should be ready.
