Cake “Medovik” is a classic dessert dish that captivates with its simplicity, tenderness and unique flavor. In the cake, delicate honey is harmoniously combined with cream and crusts. Its history goes back centuries, when honey was one of the main sweet ingredients in Russian cuisine.
Medovik cake is associated with the warmth of home and family traditions, often becoming the center of attention at holidays and festive events. The
preparation of this cake is a real culinary alchemy
.
Composing it from light honey crusts and airy sour cream or butter cream, we create a dessert that combines both crunchy and soft textures. Each cream-soaked layer adds tenderness and richness, making “Medovik” a truly exquisite treat.
Ingredients for the sponge cake:
- Eggs – 4 pcs;
- Salt – a pinch;
- Sugar – 100 g;
- Honey – 50 g;
- Butter – 50 g;
- Baking soda – 6 g;
- Flour – 170 g.
Ingredients for the cream:
- Cream 33% – 250 g;
- Powdered sugar – 3 tbsp;
- Mascarpone – 250 g;
- Vanilla sugar – 10 g.
Preparation of Medovik cake:
Eggs mix with salt, sugar, whisk together to a lush mass. In a saucepan mix honey and butter, heat and melt the components.
Pour into the mixture of butter and honey soda, mix thoroughly and cook for 30 seconds. Then pour the mixture from the saucepan into a bowl.
Sift the flour into the beaten eggs and knead the dough. Pour the hot honey mixture into the dough and continue kneading. Pour the dough into a baking dish lined with parchment
, cover the dish tightly with foil and place in a pan of boiling water. It is important that the boiling should be light. Cook the biscuit in this way for 40 minutes.
Then take the biscuit out of the mold and leave it to cool, cut it into 3-4 thin crusts.
For the cream, mix the cream with powdered sugar, mascarpone
and
vanilla sugar
.
Place the cakes one by one in the pastry ring, smear each one with cream.
Remove the pastry ring from the cake, smear the sides with cream. Sprinkle the cake with the remaining crumbs.
After cooking, let the cake soak in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours. You get a delicious homemade honey cake without using the oven.
