Honey Cake (Medovik)

Ingredients

• Eggs 2 large
• Sugar 100 g
• Honey 50 g
• Unsalted butter 50 g
• Baking soda 1/2 tsp
• All-purpose flour 250 g
• Sour cream (20% fat) 400 g
• Powdered sugar 80 g

Instructions

1. 1

   Whisk the eggs with the sugar in a heatproof bowl, add the honey and butter, and set the bowl over simmering water, whisking, for 5 minutes until the butter melts.

2. 2

   Whisk in the baking soda and keep whisking for 2-3 minutes until the mixture foams and turns golden.

3. 3

   Take the bowl off the heat, mix in the flour to a soft dough, and divide it into 6 pieces; heat the oven to 180C.

4. 4

   Roll each piece thinly on baking paper, cut out a 20 cm round using a plate as a guide, keep the trimmings, and bake for 4-5 minutes until golden.

5. 5

   Bake the trimmings until dark golden, let them cool and crush them into fine crumbs.

6. 6

   Whisk the sour cream with the powdered sugar and spread it between the cooled layers and over the top and sides of the cake.

7. 7

   Cover the cake with the crumbs and refrigerate it overnight so the layers soften before cutting into 8 slices.