Honey Cake - Medovik
Medovik (derived from the Russian word of honey) is a layer cake and famous in Russian spoken countries. As the name suggests honey is the integral ingredient used in making layers of sponge cake with a cream filling and is covered with crumbs.
Servings: 6
Calories: 538kcal
Ingredients
For The cake
- 50 g Butter
- 50 g Honey
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 Egg
- 100 g Sugar
- 230 g All-Purpose Flour
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 200 ml Whip Cream
- 1/2 cup Icing Sugar
- 200 g Cream Cheese
Instructions
For the Cake
- Melt butter and honey in a pan then add baking soda cook for 2 minutes on low flame.
- Remove from the heat and keep stirring until cool down.
- In a bowl add egg, sugar, and beat on high speed until double in size.
- Pour the honey mixture in egg and mix well.
- Now add flour and mix with a wooden spoon until dough forms.
- Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface. Divide into 6 equal pieces. Shape each piece into balls. Roll each piece into a very thin layer, trim the rolled dough using a cake ring/cake pan.
- Pierce each layer with a fork. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until golden.
- let cool, then process baked leftovers into fine crumbs.
For the CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- In a large bowl place heavy cream and powdered sugar. Beat to medium-stiff peaks. Add the cream cheese in the whipped cream and beat until smooth.
Assemble
- In a loose bottom pan place cake one by one add frosting equalt between the cakeLet it rest in the fridge for 6 hours.