Mazurek Cake with Chocolate

Mazurek Cake with Chocolate and Dried Fruit Topping

Mazurek Cake is mainly eaten in Poland on Easter. Made in layers, these cakes are decorated with various nuts on top. Mazurek Cake is colorful and tastes good.

Ingredients

Dough

  • 5 cups (550 g) flour
  • 1½ (170 g) powdered sugar
  • 1 cup (225 g) margarine
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 whole egg
  • 2 tbsp sour cream
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Filling

  • 2 gelatine packets (½ oz/14 g)
  • 1 cup (250 ml) sour cream
  • 1 cup (225 g) sugar
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 2 cups (160 g) bakalie
  • 2 egg whites

Method

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).

Prepare the dough: On a wooden surface, mix the flour and powdered sugar, and cut in margarine. Add in egg yolks and whole egg, sour cream, and baking powder.

Step 2

Knead the dough until smooth, then separate into two balls, and roll out each one with a rolling pin until they are about 1 inch (1.5 cm) thick.

Bake each dough separately in a 8 x 12 inch (20 x 30 cm) rectangular cake pan for 20 minutes.

Step 3

Prepare the filling: Mix two packets of gelatine in warm water. Mix the sour cream, sugar, and cocoa powder in a saucepan, and cook on low heat for 10 minutes. You can add some vanilla extract for a nice aroma.

Turn off the heat and add in the bakalie and gelatine. Set aside to cool.

Step 4

Beat the egg whites for a few minutes and stir the fluffy foam into the sour cream and bakalie mix. If the filling is too sweet, add some lemon juice.

When the mixture has a thick consistency, spread it in between the two cake shells.

Step 5

You can serve as is, or bake in the oven for 15 more minutes at 400°F (200°C).

You can decorate the cake with chopped almonds, sprinkle the cake with powdered sugar or glaze with icing.

Bakalie is a fruit and nut mix that is used in cakes, with muesli, and desserts. To make it, dice walnuts, dried figs, dried apricots, dried plums, and candied orange or lemon peel. Mix these along with raisins.

When mixing with dough for a cake, sprinkle the bakalie with a bit of flour first, and then mix into the dough batter using a wooden spoon.

If you have a sweet cake, how about the next refreshing cake? ‘Madeira Cake’