Russian Honey Cake

Ingredients

For Cake Disc layers

• 1/2 cup Honey

• 1/2 cup Sugar

• 2 tbsp Butter, unsalted

• 1 tsp Baking soda

• 3 large eggs

• 3 cups All purpose flour

For the filling & frosting

• 32oz Sour cream

• 2 cups powdered sugar

• 1 cup Heavy whipping cream

For the topping

• Fresh Berries, optional

Instructions

To make the Cake Discs

• Preheat oven to 350F.

• In a pan, combine sugar, honey and butter over medium heat.

• Cook for 3 to 4 minutes till it gets a faint dark shade and then whisk in baking soda.

• Remove from the stove and keep it aside.

• In a bowl, beat the eggs.

• Whisk the honey mixture continuously by adding the beaten eggs slowly.

• Continue to whisk till all the eggs are mixed thoroughly.

• Now add the flour slowly and mix well. The dough is going to be thick like a bread. Mix well until no lumps remain.

• Flour your counter and divide the warm dough into 8 even pieces.

• Roll the first piece into a thin 9" circle, you can sprinkle little flour to keep the dough from sticking onto the rolling pin.

• Place a 9" round plate or a card-stock sheet and trace around it with a pizza cutter.

• Pierce the Cake disc all over with a fork.

• Keep the scraps aside for later use.

• Transfer the rolled dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

• Bake in the preheated oven for 7-8 minutes.

• Transfer it to a wire rack and let it cool completely.

• Repeat the same with the remaining layers.

• Bake all the leftover scraps. Once cooled, pulse them in a food processor to fine crumbs.

To make the frosting

• Whisk the heavy whipping cream until fluffy and stiff peaks form.

• In another bowl, whisk sour cream and powdered sugar together.

• Fold the whipped cream into the sour cream. Refrigerate until ready to use.

To Assemble the Cake

• Make sure the cake discs are completely cooled down.

• Spread about 3/4 cup frosting mixture onto the center of the first cake disc.

• Spread it evenly. Stack the second cake disc and repeat until you have 8 layers.

• Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining frosting.

• Dust the top and sides with the cake disc crumbs.

• Cover it and refrigerate overnight.

• Decorate the cake with berries before serving.

Recipe Tip

• You can bake the Cake discs ahead and store them in an airtight container for one week and use it when needed to assemble the cake.