Polish Cakes

Karpatka (Carpathian Cream Cake)

By An Edible Mosaic

Don't be intimidated by crème mousseline; it's just pastry cream whipped with butter!

Pro tip

Step 1

Make the pastry cream. See the full recipe for directions.

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Step 2

Once the pastry cream is cooled, whip it with butter to make crème mousseline.

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Step 3

Make the choux pastry cakes.

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Step 4

Assemble the cake, let it chill, and then dust the top with powdered sugar.

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