mazurek (polish easter cake)

mazurek (polish easter cake)
  • Cake:
  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3 hard-boiled egg yolks, mashed
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup ground almonds
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest, or to taste
  • 1 beaten egg
  • Decoration:
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
  • 1/2 cup cherry preserves
  • 1/2 cup apricot preserves
  • 1/4 cup candied cherries, halved, or more as needed
  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds


  1. Combine 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons butter, sugar, and egg in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in mashed egg yolks. Add flour, ground almonds, and lemon zest. Knead into a dough. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Roll out 2/3 of the dough on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle the size of the baking sheet. Lay onto the prepared baking sheet. Roll remaining dough into finger-thick rolls. Press dough rolls onto the cake in a diamond-shaped pattern. Brush rolls with beaten egg.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
  5. Pour 1/4 cup water into a saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin powder on top. Let stand until softened, about 1 minute. Place over low heat; stir constantly until granules are completely dissolved, about 3 minutes.
  6. Heat cherry and apricot preserves in 2 small pots over low heat until hot. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve. Mix half of the dissolved gelatin into each flavor. Alternate filling the diamond shapes of the cake with the 2 different flavors. Arrange sliced almonds and candied cherries into flower shapes on top.

08/29/2019
mazurek (polish easter cake), recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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