karpatkas

Noun

karpatka (countable and uncountable, plural karpatkas)

1. A traditional Polish cream pie with some sort of vanilla buttercream filling—aerated butter mixed with eggs beaten and steamed with sugar, aerated butter mixed with crème pâtissière, or thick milk kisel enriched with melted butter.
   • The fresh goods are mostly brown, and those that aren't, are white, and you've only to look at any of them to feel your thighs double in size. The karpatka – the Polish equivalent of a vanilla slice – is a vast, undulating mattress of custard and puff pastry; the paczki – jam-filled doughnuts – are...2013 February 16, Rachel Cooke, “Poland – it's the new Provence of food”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Aug...