dessertcakebaked
Incredibly Creamy Cake (Karpatka)
Make Incredibly Creamy Cake (Karpatka) from Whisk Takers with 14 ingredients and 17 clear steps.
From YouTube · Mar 16, 2026
Make Incredibly Creamy Cake (Karpatka) from Whisk Takers with 14 ingredients and 17 clear steps.
30 min
Cook time
8
Yield
Ingredients
14 ingredients- ½ cup water (120 g)
- ½ stick unsalted butter (55 g)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour (60 g)
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tsp sugar (10 g)
- a pinch salt
- 2 egg yolks
- ⅓ cup sugar (70 g)
- 3 tbsp cornstarch (30 g)
- 1⅔ cups milk (400 ml)
- a pinch salt
- a few drops vanilla extract (optional)
- 1 stick unsalted butter, soft (115 g)
- 1½ tbsp sugar (20 g)
Method
17 steps- Combine water, butter, and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat, add all flour at once, and stir quickly.
- Return to medium heat and cook, stirring constantly for 3-4 minutes to dry the dough.
- Cool dough 5-10 minutes, then beat in eggs one at a time until smooth and glossy.
- Divide dough into two portions, spread on parchment-lined pans, and bake at 375°F (190°C) for 25-30 minutes until golden. Cool on a rack.
- Whisk egg yolks with half the sugar and cornstarch until smooth.
- Heat milk with remaining sugar, salt, and vanilla to just below boiling.
- Slowly pour hot milk into yolk mixture while whisking constantly.
- Return mixture to saucepan and cook over medium heat, whisking actively until thickened.
- Cover pastry cream with plastic wrap pressed on surface and chill completely.
- Whip soft butter with sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Add chilled pastry cream gradually, one spoonful at a time, whipping until silky and smooth.
- Place one choux pastry layer on serving board.
- Spread mousseline cream evenly on top.
- Cover with second choux layer and press gently.
- Wrap and refrigerate overnight to stabilize cream.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Turn any YouTube recipe into a beautiful, printable recipe card.
Get 6 free recipes every month.
Get ChefScribe freeNo credit card required
