Wild Myrtle Carpatka Recipe (Poland’s Famous Cake)

Ingredients

• Dough:
• 125 gr butter or margarine
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Cream:
• 4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup starch
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 packet vanilla
• After cream cools:
• 4 packets whipped cream powder
• 1 cup cold milk
• Forest fruit sauce:
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• Powdered sugar for topping

Steps

1. 1.For the dough, put water, butter/margarine, and salt in a pot and wait for it to boil and melt.
2. 2.Add flour and mix well. Stir a few times until it reaches a halva-like consistency.
3. 3.Remove from heat and let it cool completely.
4. 4.To the cooled mixture, add baking powder and eggs one by one, beating with a mixer (it's important to incorporate eggs one by one, not all at once).
5. 5.Preheat the oven to 165 degrees Celsius.
6. 6.Bake half of the dough in a springform pan or regular tray for approximately 35 minutes.
7. 7.Bake the second half of the dough in the same way.
8. 8.For the cream, cook milk, flour, starch, egg yolks, sugar, and vanilla until thickened. Let it cool completely.
9. 9.Once the cream is completely cool, add cold milk and whipped cream powder and beat until foamy.
10. 10.For the forest fruit sauce, mix blueberries, sugar, water, and cornstarch in a pot and cook until thickened. Let it cool, then transfer to a piping bag.
11. 11.Once the baked dough layers are cool, place the first layer back into the mold, pour the cream over it.
12. 12.Pipe the blueberry sauce into the cream mixture.
13. 13.Place the second dough layer on top and refrigerate for at least two hours.
14. 14.Sprinkle with powdered sugar, slice, and serve.