Medovik

Medovik is a spectacular multi-layered honey cake that is the crown jewel of Ukrainian pastry making. Thin layers of honey-scented dough are baked to a deep caramel color, then stacked with a tangy sour cream frosting and left overnight until the layers soften and meld into a single, impossibly tender cake that slices like a dream. The edges are covered in crumbled cake trimmings, and each bite delivers the warmth of honey, the tang of sour cream, and a melt-in-your-mouth texture that defies the fact that it began as crisp, cookie-like layers.