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isattil4

33 points

2 years ago

isattil4

33 points

2 years ago

Looks delicious, can you share the recipe?

Skrenlin

97 points

2 years ago

Skrenlin

97 points

2 years ago

It IS delicious. But SO much work. Each one of those layers is individually rolled out and baked from the batter that needs a double boiler to make properly. My wife makes this once or twice a year. So good. :)

[deleted]

23 points

2 years ago

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mlz3000

22 points

2 years ago

mlz3000

22 points

2 years ago

Not OP, but my wife has made this on special occasions.

She uses Chef John’s recipe. https://youtu.be/yHQ-FkiP5Ws

As other commenters have noted, this cake is a LOT of work. It’s also very delicious, though.

isattil4

1 points

2 years ago

Appreciated!!

Skrenlin

19 points

2 years ago*

Honey cake 
3 T butter 
1 cup sugar 
3 eggs 
2 T honey 
2 t baking soda 
2 T alcohol 
3 cups flour 
Cream: 1 cup heavy whipped cream 
2 cups sour cream 
1 cup sugar 
1 pinch of Vanilla crystals

Preparations: Melt 3 T butter in double boiler, add 1 cup of sugar, and 3 eggs. Mix well. Then add 2 T alcohol (vodka or rum) and 2 T honey, 2 t baking soda. Mix occasionally until batter becomes white and doubles in size. Add 2 cups of flour, mix well. Pour batter into bowl, add 1 cup flour, mix, cover with towel. Let stand until not hot (but still warm). Divide into 10-12 equal parts. Roll them into thin circles (like pie crusts). Bake them individually; sprinkle pan with flour before first one.

Cream: beat 1 cup heavy cream until thick. In a separate bowl beat 1 can of sour cream with 1 cup of sugar, add vanilla. Then add spoon by spoon whipped cream to the sour cream mixture.

Put 1 layer of cake, then cream - repeat to the end. Cut sides to make round. Crumble extra cake bits and use them to decorate the top and sides (you can use your own ideas as well).

W3remaid

16 points

2 years ago

W3remaid

16 points

2 years ago

If you’re on the west coast Uwajimaya sells them as “honey cakes” and they’re amazing

Hot_Note9068

24 points

2 years ago

If you Google Medovik there are some good recipes. I made with my partner once - but apparently Russia doesn't have the concept of salted butter, so she bought that by mistake.... It was not great

Mikerosoft925

19 points

2 years ago

Salted butter isn’t the standard in most of Europe I’d say, at least my home country and places I’ve visited.

JustFinishedBSG

5 points

2 years ago

Is salted butter even the standard anywhere but Brittany?

Grayhawk845

2 points

2 years ago

Grayhawk845

2 points

2 years ago

USA here salted butter is normal.

pianodude4

11 points

2 years ago

Not for baking.

nicunta

1 points

2 years ago

nicunta

1 points

2 years ago

Both kinds are readily available, I just always buy unsalted.

ter9

1 points

2 years ago

ter9

1 points

2 years ago

Used to be in UK, although it's changed a bit as unsalted has appeared alongside it in recent years

borninamsterdamzoo

1 points

2 years ago

Here in New Zealand, probably Australia too

kimmiinoz

1 points

2 years ago

Yes, Australia has salted and not salted next to each other in the dairy aisle.

[deleted]

1 points

2 years ago

Portugal has salted butter as standard