Honey Cake Medovik

5 from 4 votes

Honey cake, or Medovik, is a cake made of multiple thin layers of honey biscuits that are filled with light sour cream frosting.

Prep Time30

Cook Time1

Total Time1 45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: russian, Ukrainian

Servings: servings

Calories: 515kcal

In a medium saucepan, whisk eggs and granulated sugar.
Add unsalted butter and honey.
Put saucepan over medium/low heat and melt butter and sugar, whisking occasionally (about 3-5 minutes). Do not boil the mixture, as you may end up with scrambled eggs.
Remove from heat and add baking soda. Let it sit for 1-2 minutes.
Fold in sifted all-purpose flour with a spatula. The dough should be the right consistency. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
Divide cake dough into pieces. Roll each piece into a thin 9” circle (about 1/8” thick) on the parchment paper. Sprinkle the top with a little flour that will keep the dough from sticking to a rolling pin.
Place a 9” pot cover or plate over the rolled dough and cut a circle. Remove the scraps away from the circle, but keep them baked together. Using a fork, make holes in the circle.
Transfer parchment paper with the rolled circle and scraps to a large sheet and bake at 350F for 4-5 minutes or until golden.
Transfer the baked circle to a wire rack and let it cool completely before stocking. Repeat with the remaining layers.

In the mixing bowl, add sour cream and sifted powdered sugar. Whip until all combine.
Add heavy cream and whip again for about 1-2 minutes. Transfer the cream to a pastry bag. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Spread the cream on the cake layer and press gently with another layer. Repeat with all layers.
Frost the top and sides with cream.
Place scraps into a Ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin. You can also pulse scraps in a food processor or Thermomix until you have fine crumbs.
Dust the top and sides of the cake with crumbs. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Get all ingredients and tools ready before baking.

Bake a double batch of honey cake layers and freeze the layers themselves.