From the Hive Kitchen

Hello from the hive kitchen. We are thrilled to bring an impressive layered cake to you that is perhaps a bit more involved, but so worth the effort. Today's recipe comes from Marina at Everything Marina and is a layered cake called a medovic featuring our beloved honey. 
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Honey Cake Medovic
Equipment

• 1 stand mixer or electric hand mixer
• 1 large sauce pan
• 1 spatula

IngredientsIngredients for cake layers

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 stick unsalted butter ( 113 gr)
• 2 Tablespoons honey
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 Tablespoon baking soda

Sour cream Frosting

• 16 oz sour cream (454 gr)
• 1 cup powdered sugar sifted
• 2 cups heavy cream

InstructionsHow to make Honey Medovik Cake Layers

• In a medium saucepan, whisk eggs and granulated sugar. 
• Add unsalted butter and honey. 
• Put saucepan over medium/low heat and melt butter and sugar, whisking occasionally (about 3-5 minutes). Do not boil the mixture, as you may end up with scrambled eggs. 
• Remove from heat and add baking soda. Let it sit for 1-2 minutes. 
• Fold in sifted all-purpose flour with a spatula. The dough should be clay consistency. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. 
• Divide cake dough into pieces. Roll each piece into a thin 9” circle (about 1/8” thick) on the parchment paper.  Sprinkle the top with a little flour that will keep the dough from sticking to a rolling pin. 
• Place a 9” pot cover or plate over the rolled dough and cut a circle. Remove the scraps away from the circle, but keep being baked together. Using a fork, make holes in the circle. 
• Transfer parchment paper with the rolled circle and scraps to a large sheet and bake at 350F for 4-5 minutes or until golden. 
• Transfer the baked circle to a wire rack and let it cool completely before stocking. Repeat with the remaining layers.

How to make Sour Cream Frosting

• In the mixing bowl add sour cream and sifted powdered sugar. Whip until all combines. 
• Add heavy cream and whip again for about 1-2 minutes. Transfer the cream to a pastry bag. Refrigerate until ready to use. 

How to assemble Honey Medovik Cake

• Spread the cream on the cake layer and press gently with another layer. Repeat with all layers. 
• Frost the top and sides with cream. 
• Place scraps into a Ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pan. You can also pulse scraps in a food processor or Thermomix until you have fine crumbs. 
• Dust the top and sides of the cake with crumbs. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. 

NotesGet all ingredients and tools ready before baking.Bake a double batch of honey cake layers and freeze the layers themselves.