napoleonka

A Polish type of cream pie made of two layers of puff pastry, filled with whipped cream, crème pâtissière, thick milk kisel enriched with melted butter, or sometimes egg white cream, and usually sprinkled with powdered sugar, but can also b

Meals conclude with a dessert such as sernik (cheesecake), makowiec (poppy seed pastry), or napoleonka (cream pie).

And he grabbed her hand and told her his name and said he didn’t like szarlotka, what he really liked was napoleonka, he was just like John Paul II in that he could eat eighteen pieces of napoleon cake at one sitting. / “Is that right?” said younger Babcia, with her hands on her hips. / “Yes, it is,” said younger Dziadek. “You should make a whole napoleonka, just for me, to make up for missing nine break times.”

Alternative letter-case form of napoleonka.

In the afternoons I was to have a snack and used to buy myself a seven-layer, chocolate torte cake called a Napoleonka, which was a kind of “work of art”.

Lots of little ones and their moms (and dads) came out on Mother’s Day to enjoy the Sunday Market and these Napoleonkas, made by Pastry Chef Katie Fair of Kuchnia + Keller. These Napoleonkas are Katie’s take on the classic Polish treat (similar to French Napoleons) and had children eagerly tugging on their mother’s shirts asking, “Can I make this for you?” The event and Napoleonkas were enjoyed by all.