Karpatka is also known as a Carpathian mountain cake, named after the Karpaty mountain range. The dough (in this case a choux pastry) creates the effect of mountains, and the icing sugar on top represents the snow.
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I made this for my family over the Easter break and it was pure heaven! I'd never had a cheesecake this good before, and even better, I'd made it myself!