Cake "Medovik" - a classic recipe for cooking

There are recipes that are transmitted from mother to daughter, carefully rewritten from one culinary notebook to another. And it's not that they have secrets in them. Simply they are so successful that they are embodied by more than one generation of cooks. One such is the famous cake "Medovik". The classic recipe of this dessert was once thought up specially for the royal family, and today it is known to every mistress. Aromatic, gentle and easy to prepare - he was just doomed to success.

However, today, when you can buy a ready-made "Medovik" cake in the store, the classic recipe has been forgotten by many. And this despite the fact that manufacturers often put cheaper margarine, vegetable fats and essence instead of butter, condensed milk and honey. But it is enough to make only one time a home honey cake, to permanently abandon the purchased ones. Its aroma and taste can not be compared with anything.

Cake "Medovik": classic recipe, photo

So, what is needed to cook the cake "Medovik"? The recipe, used even at the royal court, requires the following products: 2 eggs, 3 tablespoons with a slide of honey, 1 glass with a sugar cane, 100 g of butter, 2 teaspoons of drinking Soda and about 3 and a half glasses of flour, and the cream can be used any, to taste: butter, sour cream or custard.For the royal family, they served cake with only a custard.

To prepare the cake "Medovik", the classic recipe offers the following sequence of actions. In a bowl, mix the butter, sliced into pieces, sugar and honey. Put it all in a water bath. Mass it until it becomes homogeneous, and the sugar dissolves. This may take about 5-7 minutes. Put the soda, mix and heat for a further 1 minute. Remove from heat and add eggs. Beat the mass with a whisk. Gradually pour in the flour until the dough thickens, but remains slightly sticky. But it needs to be done carefully, since its excess can make the cakes stiff. Fully cool for 1-2 hours. Put the dough on a flour-dusted table, roll into a long sausage and divide into 8-9 pieces. Roll each part into a thin cake. Transfer to a baking sheet covered with baking paper. Trim the edges on a plate and bake each cake in the oven for 5-6 minutes until it browns. To prevent the blanks from bubbling, pre-prick them with a fork.

After the cakes are ready for the cake for the cake "Medovik, the classic recipe suggests making a custard by mixing one egg, a tablespoon of sugar and flour, and adding half a glass of milk. Prepare the cream until it thickens. Slightly cool, add a couple of tablespoons of butter and shake everything. But you can also prepare an oil cream. To do this, whip 300 g of butter, gradually adding a can of boiled condensed milk. For sour cream, whip 500 grams of sour cream and a half cup of sugar until thick.

Now it remains only to connect all components of the cake "Medovik". The classic recipe suggests doing this as follows. Each cake, as well as top and sides, should be smeared with prepared cream. The remaining trimmings from the cake to grind along with the nuts and sprinkle them on the sides of the cake. If desired, you can decorate the top with homemade bees or the same crumb.