Medovik Honey Cake by @aliterdulcia

1h40
Hard

12 servings

🍯

130 g

Honey

🧈

100 g

Butter

🍬

70 g

Sugar

🥚

2 large yolks

Egg Yolks

🌾

430 g

Flour

🧂

4 g

Baking Soda

🧂

1 g

Salt

🥃

20 ml

Rum

🥛

150 g

Crème Fraîche

🧀

250 g

Cream Cheese

🍥

90 g

Powdered Sugar

🌼

15 ml

Vanilla Paste

🥃

2 tbsp

Rum

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/19

    Preheat the oven to 210°C (410°F) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.

    🍪baking sheet
    📜parchment paper

  2. Step 2/19

    Melt the bee honey, butter, and granulated sugar together over low heat until smooth.

    bee honey
    butter
    granulated sugar
    🥘saucepan
    🥄spatula

  3. Step 3/19

    Transfer the warm honey mixture to the stand mixer bowl and add the egg yolk.

    egg yolk
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄spatula

  4. Step 4/19

    Mix in the baking soda, salt, wheat flour, and 20 ml rum until a cookie-like dough forms.

    baking soda
    salt
    wheat flour
    rum
    🥣mixing bowl

  5. Step 5/19

    Cover the dough and chill it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

    🥣mixing bowl

  6. Step 6/19

    Divide the approximately 700 g dough into 9 equal portions, reserving 1 portion for crumbs.

    🥣mixing bowl

  7. Step 7/19

    Roll 1 dough portion very thinly on parchment paper into a round slightly larger than 20 cm.

    🪵rolling pin
    📜parchment paper

  8. Step 8/19

    Bake the rolled dough for about 5 minutes until golden brown.

    🍪baking sheet
    📜parchment paper
    🧊wire rack

  9. Step 9/19

    Cut the hot baked layer into a 20 cm round using the cake ring and reserve the trimmings.

    ⭕20 cm cake ring
    🧊wire rack

  10. Step 10/19

    Repeat the rolling, baking, and trimming process with the remaining 7 cake portions.

    🪵rolling pin
    ⭕20 cm cake ring
    🍪baking sheet
    📜parchment paper
    🧊wire rack

  11. Step 11/19

    Bake the reserved dough portion until golden, then cool it with all the reserved trimmings.

    🍪baking sheet
    📜parchment paper
    🧊wire rack

  12. Step 12/19

    Crush the reserved baked layer and trimmings into fine crumbs.

    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄spatula

  13. Step 13/19

    Combine the crème fraîche, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla paste, and 30 ml rum in a bowl.

    crème fraîche
    cream cheese
    powdered sugar
    vanilla paste
    rum
    🥣mixing bowl

  14. Step 14/19

    Whip the cream mixture until completely smooth and spreadable.

    🥣mixing bowl

  15. Step 15/19

    Place one cake layer on the cake stand and spread it with an even layer of cream.

    🍰cake stand
    🔪offset spatula

  16. Step 16/19

    Stack the remaining cake layers with cream between each layer.

    🍰cake stand
    🔪offset spatula

  17. Step 17/19

    Cover the top and sides of the assembled cake with the remaining cream.

    🍰cake stand
    🔪offset spatula

  18. Step 18/19

    Press the prepared crumbs over the top and sides until the cake is fully coated.

    🍰cake stand
    🥄spatula

  19. Step 19/19

    Chill the finished Medovik for at least 4 hours before serving so the layers soften.

    🍰cake stand

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Dairy, Eggs, Leavening agent, Seasoning, Alcohol, Sweetener, Flavoring

Ingredients

Honey, Butter, Sugar, Egg yolks, Flour, Baking soda, Salt, Rum, Crème fraîche, Cream cheese, Powdered sugar, Vanilla paste

Allergens

Milk, Eggs

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Vegetarian, Pescatarian

Calories

590 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 8g, Carbohydrates: 72g, Sugars: 42g, Fat: 29g, Saturated fat: 17g, Fiber: 1.5g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Calcium: 105mg, Iron: 1.7mg, Sodium: 215mg, Potassium: 150mg

Vitamins

Vitamin A: 310µg, Vitamin D: 1.1µg, Vitamin B12: 0.45µg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

1 hour 0 minutes

Cooking

40 minutes

Overall

1 hour 40 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Hard (3/4)

Steps

19 steps

Equipments

Utensils

saucepan, mixing bowl, spatula, rolling pin, 20 cm cake ring, baking sheet, parchment paper, wire rack, offset spatula, cake stand

Appliances

stand mixer, oven, refrigerator

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Dessert, Cake

Occasions

Birthday, Celebration, Party, Afternoon tea, Holiday

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@aliterdulcia

Origin

Cuisine

Eastern European, Russian, Bulgarian

Geographic

Bulgaria, Sofia

Various

Aspect

Texture

Soft, Creamy, Tender, Crumbly, Layered

Flavors

Honey, Caramelized, Sweet, Vanilla, Buttery, Tangy, Rum

Other

Price

Medium

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 120 min (Keep covered,Do not leave out longer because of the dairy filling), fridge : 4 days (Store in an airtight cake container,Keep at or below 4°C (40°F),Serve after resting at room temperature for 20 min), freezer : 60 days (Wrap individual slices tightly,Freeze in an airtight container,Thaw overnight in the refrigerator)