My heart-shaped Medovik 🍯💛 A Russian honey cake made with thin caramelized layers and dulce de leche buttercream 🍰
Medovik dates back to 19th-century Russia, when a young chef created it for Empress Elizabeth. She famously hated honey… until she tasted this cake 👑🐝
I made this entirely from scratch, layer by layer, by hand and I’m so proud of how it turned out 🥹🫶 Definitely making it again (with more cream between layers next time 😉).
A must try if you havent yet!!
by Infamous_Training_74
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Theres a Russian bakery and food place in my neighborhood and we asked the girl which cake she loved most and she said the honey cake for sure. My family and I loveddd it and we always get it now. It is super moist and melt in your mouth but that dulce de leche butter cream is what reallllly got me. I said to myself I have to learn how to make it!!! It wasn’t as difficult as I thought it was, just tedious and repetitive but so, so worth it!
Looks gorgeous! Great job! I’m a pretty good cook but baking is another realm!
I’m only now hearing about the existence of this cake, but yes, yes I am!
Gorgeous! Never seen one heart shaped before.
One of my favorite desserts. Thanks for sharing your pic!
I made one, once. It was great. But actual honey is expensive and I feel like my poor baking skills would be disrespectful to the product 🍯 I should try again, someday.
I made one a few years ago. I used the smitten kitchen recipe and thought it turned out pretty well!
This is my favorite cake!
Never heard of it before, looks really good!
Always wanted to try making this. Can you describe the texture and flavor?
ooh, that looks glorious. I’ve never eaten it, but I know of its existence. Nicely done!
(full disclosure, I learned about it while doing research to write an Avengers fanfic one time. lol!)
It’s a masterpiece of gastronomy!!!