Recipes · Polish · Desserts
Kremówka (Polish Puff Pastry Cream Cake)
One serving has 555 kcal and 9 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (44%), riboflavin (35%), choline (33%), cobalamin (27%), vitamin A (25%) and thiamin (24%). Ready in 152 minutes.

- Preparation: 130 min
- Cooking: 22 min
- Makes: 1 serving (186 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 50 g Puff pastry
- 70 g Milk, whole
- 15 g Egg yolks, raw
- 20 g Sugar
- 8 g Cornstarch
- 0.3 g Vanilla extract
- 20 g Cream, heavy
- 3 g Sugar, powdered
Method
- Bake the puff pastry in two thin sheets at 200 °C (400 °F) for 15-18 minutes until crisp and deep golden; cool completely.
- Whisk the milk, egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, for 4-5 minutes until thick; stir in the vanilla and let cool.
- Whip the cream to soft peaks and fold into the cooled custard to lighten it.
- Sandwich the custard cream between the two pastry sheets, pressing down gently.
- Chill for at least 2 hours until the filling is set, then dust with powdered sugar and cut into squares to serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 555 kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 57.4 g | |
| Water | 86.2 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.82 g | 3% |
| Protein | 8.8 g | 18% |
| Tryptophan | 0.11 g | |
| Threonine | 0.32 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.41 g | |
| Leucine | 0.72 g | |
| Lysine | 0.46 g | |
| Methionine | 0.19 g | |
| Cystine | 0.14 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.42 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.34 g | |
| Valine | 0.48 g | |
| Histidine | 0.22 g | |
| Fat | 32.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 14.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.2 g | |
| Saturated | 12.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.25 g | |
| Cholesterol | 192 mg | |
| Calcium | 117 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.09 mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1.8 mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 17.4 mg | 6% |
| Manganese | 0.26 mg | 14% |
| Phosphorus | 160 mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 159 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 24.1 µg | 44% |
| Sodium | 168 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.92 mg | 12% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.26 mg | 24% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.38 mg | 35% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.2 mg | 15% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.81 mg | 16% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.1 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 65.2 µg | 16% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.64 µg | 27% |
| Choline | 140 mg | 33% |
| Vitamin A | 172 µg | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 0.12 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 81 IU | 14% |
| Vitamin E | 0.89 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 9 µg | 10% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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