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Cvetlinska gibanica is a traditional layer cake originating from the Croatian region of Zagorje. The base is made with a combination of flour, yeast, milk, sugar, and butter, while the topping consists of corn grits, fresh cheese, sour cream, milk, eggs, and salt.
The layer cake is baked in the oven until the top develops a golden brown color. When served, gibanica is typically cut into long, rectangular pieces.
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This heavy, dense dessert cake is a specialty originating from the Croatian city of Varaždin. Varaždinska torta is especially popular in autumn due to an abundance of its key ingredient – chestnuts. The cake is made with a base consisting of butter, sugar, egg whites, egg yolks, grated chocolate, and flour.
When the base is ready, it is cut in half, then filled with a flavorful combination of sweet cream, sugar, and chestnut purée. The cake is typically glazed with a combination of butter, chocolate, and vanilla sugar. It is recommended to decorate it with chocolate-dipped chestnuts on top.
MOST ICONIC Varaždinska torta
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Trnovečka makovnjača is a simple cake that is a specialty of Trnovec, located in the suburbs of Varaždin. The dough is rolled and stretched until very thin, brushed with butter, and spread with a combination of ground poppy seeds, milk, and sugar.
The whole concoction is rolled and baked in the oven. It is recommended to bake the cake in a clay pot, as it gives the dish a unique aroma and flavor. Trnovečka makovnjača was invented more than 200 years ago, when people could not afford to bake cakes with other ingredients, and poppy seeds were abundant and readily available in the region.
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