“For Polish families everywhere, having this Easter cake on the table is an Easter tradition. This delicious Easter dessert is a flat Polish cake made with different bases and toppings. Some dough can be almond or chocolate flavored and the topping varieties are many – almond paste, dried fruit, nuts, pastry cream or some are left plain. The one thing they all have in common is that they are generally one 1-2 inches in height. My family enjoys the mazurek with nuts and dried fruits and below is my recipe.”
DOUGH
1 c. unsalted butter or margarine
2 ¾ c. flour
⅔ c. powdered sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs (1 whole egg and ONLY THE YOLK of the other)
3 tbsp of sour cream
Heat oven to 350°. Grease a baking pan (approx.. size of a cookie tray). Mix all the ingredients together. Once the dough is thoroughly mixed, place on a flat surface. Roll out the dough to fit your baking pan (rectangle or round). Make sure to pinch up the sides of the dough to be able to hold the filling. Bake for approximately 3-5 minutes.
FILLING
½ c. whole almonds
½ c. pecan halves
½ c. raisins
½ c. dried apricots
¼ c. coconut
1 tbsp. grated orange peel
Chop all above ingredients in a food processor to a fine spreadable consistency.
Once chopped, add the following:
1 c. honey
1 tsp. almond extract
The juice of 1 lemon (no seeds please!)
The new filling will be thick. Spread apricot jam on the cooled cake crust. Then spread the above filling evenly, leaving a slight space at the top for the chocolate topping.
CHOCOLATE TOPPING
½ c. unsalted melted butter
(1) ½ tbsp. cocoa powder (sifted)
(1) ½ tbsp. powdered sugar (sifted)
Add the cocoa and sugar to the warm (NOT HOT) melted butter. Once cooled, pour over the filling and sides of the crust. Decorate as desired.
DOUGH
1 c. unsalted butter or margarine
2 ¾ c. flour
⅔ c. powdered sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs (1 whole egg and ONLY THE YOLK of the other)
3 tbsp of sour cream
Heat oven to 350°. Grease a baking pan (approx.. size of a cookie tray). Mix all the ingredients together. Once the dough is thoroughly mixed, place on a flat surface. Roll out the dough to fit your baking pan (rectangle or round). Make sure to pinch up the sides of the dough to be able to hold the filling. Bake for approximately 3-5 minutes.
FILLING
½ c. whole almonds
½ c. pecan halves
½ c. raisins
½ c. dried apricots
¼ c. coconut
1 tbsp. grated orange peel
Chop all above ingredients in a food processor to a fine spreadable consistency.
Once chopped, add the following:
1 c. honey
1 tsp. almond extract
The juice of 1 lemon (no seeds please!)
The new filling will be thick. Spread apricot jam on the cooled cake crust. Then spread the above filling evenly, leaving a slight space at the top for the chocolate topping.
CHOCOLATE TOPPING
½ c. unsalted melted butter
(1) ½ tbsp. cocoa powder (sifted)
(1) ½ tbsp. powdered sugar (sifted)
Add the cocoa and sugar to the warm (NOT HOT) melted butter. Once cooled, pour over the filling and sides of the crust. Decorate as desired.