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Polish Moss Cake: Cream & Spinach Cake (Lesny Mech)

Bright green in color, the Polish lesny mech cake really resembles a forest floor. Topped with raspberries, pomegranates, and blueberries, the cream and spinach moss cake is the perfect summer treat! What is the Polish Moss Cake (Lesny Mech)? If you were to tell me a few months ago that spinach is a great addition …

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Polish Carpathian Cake: Karpatka Recipe

Two layers of choux rise unevenly to form the peaks of the Carpathian mountains. Sandwiched between these rocky peaks, the budyn is a lush vanilla cream custard that makes you grab a second helping of the Polish Karpatka cake! What is the Polish Carpathian Cake? Karpatka dates back to mid 20th century. The recipe was …

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Best Polish Chocolate & Candy to Try in Poland

From Wedel chocolate to Krówki Fudge and Prince Polo wafers, these lovely Polish candies make for exciting ways to indulge your sweet tooth. Best Polish Chocolate Poland, where I am from, has surprisingly a lot of local choices for chocolate and candy. I might be a bit biased, but I truly believe polish chocolate can compete on an international …

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Sernik: Polish Cheesecake Recipe

Mouth-wateringly delicious, the sernik is a rich and creamy Polish cheesecake that is worth the wait! Baked with farmer’s cheese and refrigerated for a touch of cool, it’s perfect for dessert or as a tea-time snack. What is Sernik? Sernik is a delicious Polish Cheesecake that’s as popular as paczki, szarlotka, and babka, and maybe …

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Strawberry Filled Cream Puffs

Filled with whipped cream and strawberries, and drizzled with chocolate, these profiteroles or cream puffs are an airy snack or dessert that’s perfect any time of the year! When were profiteroles invented? The origin of the profiterole is attributed to the French Renaissance period, but did you know that it’s the creation of an Italian …

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Authentic Syrian Kanafeh Recipe

A delicious Middle Eastern dessert of angel hair and clotted cream, the Levantine Kanafeh is the perfect dessert! What is Kanafeh? The Syrian Kanafeh or kunafa is a tasty dessert made with crunchy kadaif (angel hair) and creamy akkawi (clotted cream). Two layers of kadaif are filled with a layer of akkawi, sprinkled with nuts, …

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Paczki: Polish Donuts Recipe

These Polish yeast-based doughnuts are made to celebrate Fat Thursday before Lent begins, along with faworki. Filled with sweet cream or jam and rolled in powdered sugar, paczki a treat for everyone! Unlike American donuts that are based on Dutch oliebolen Polish paczki don’t have any “donut holes”. They’re big, round and filled with something. …

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Neapolitan Cookies

These soft and chewy sugar cookies are flavored with strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate. Perfect for special occasions and holidays, Neapolitan cookies are buttery, sweet, and fun to make with kids! Neapolitan cookies are chewy sugar cookies with three different flavors combined in each cookie. The most popular flavors are almond or vanilla for white, chocolate for brown, and …

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