Napoleonka

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Napoleonka (Polish: [napɔlɛˈɔnka] ; colloquially kremówka (Polish: [krɛˈmufka] ), is a Polish type of cream pie. It is made of two layers of puff pastry, filled with whipped cream, crème pâtissière (according to Polish gastronomy textbooks made from whole eggs; some versions consist of melted butter) or just thick milk kissel enriched with melted butter, or sometimes filled with egg white cream. It is usually sprinkled with powdered sugar but it also can be decorated with cream or covered with a layer of icing. In some places in Poland the cake is known as kremówka (roughly translated as "cream cake"), in others, it is called napoleonka. This Polish "war" between names kremówka and napoleonka has been subject to a satirical drawing by the Polish illustrator Andrzej Mleczko. The cake is a variation of mille-feuille. a French dessert made of three layers of puff pastry filled with cream or jam, also known as the Napoleon. Sometimes kremówkas containing alcohol are sold. These became popular...

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