napoleonka
napoleonka noun: 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 be decorated with cream or covered with a layer of icing.
Noun (1)
napoleonka (countable and uncountable, plural napoleonkas)
- 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 be decorated with cream or covered with a layer of icing.
- Meals conclude with a dessert such as sernik (cheesecake), makowiec (poppy seed pastry), or napoleonka (cream pie).2022 December 13, Katy Lyons, “Introduction”, in Polish Recipes, New York, N.Y.: Barnes & Noble Press, →ISBN, page 2
- 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...2025 August 26, Helen Oyeyemi, “Friday”, in A New New Me: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Riverhead Books, →ISBN
Noun (2) capitalized: Napoleonka
Napoleonka (countable and uncountable, plural Napoleonkas)
- 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”.2005 November 25, Isabelle Choko, translated by Irene Rothenberg, “Childhood in Łódź, Poland: Winter 1938-39”, in Isabelle Choko, Frances Irwin, Lotti Kahana-Aufleger, Margit Raab Kalina, Jane...
- 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...2018 May 14, Kory Cheshier, “Pastry Chef Katie Fair's Strawberry Napoleonkas”, in Edible Nashville, Nashville, Tenn.: Edible Communities, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2025
Examples of napoleonka in a sentence
- “You should make a whole napoleonka, just for me, to make up for missing nine break times.”2025 August 26, Helen Oyeyemi, “Friday”, in A New New Me: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Riverhead Books, →ISBN:
- Precutting now will be easier than cutting the top layer after assembly since napoleonka is filled with a semi-soft cream.2025 October 14, Laurel Kratochvila, “Napoleonka: Cream Slice”, in Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond, San Francisco, Calif....
Forms of napoleonka
| plural | napoleonkas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Napoleonka |
| plural | Napoleonkas |
Origin of napoleonka
Unadapted borrowing from Polish napoleonka.
Questions about napoleonka
- What does napoleonka mean?
- Napoleonka means 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 be decorated with cream or covered with a layer of icing.
- How do you use napoleonka in a sentence?
- “You should make a whole napoleonka, just for me, to make up for missing nine break times.”
- What part of speech is napoleonka?
- Napoleonka is a noun.
- What is the plural of napoleonka?
- The plural of napoleonka is napoleonkas.
Words near napoleonka in the dictionary
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