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Medovník
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Also known as Medovnik, Medovik

Medovik ( ; from , 'honey', [medovyk]) is a layer cake popular in countries of the former Soviet Union. The identifying ingredients are honey and smetana (sour cream) or condensed milk.

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Vinony's link graph records 15 inbound references to Medovník, and connects out to Soviet Union, Russian and Ukrainian.

It is catalogued under topics including Honey cakes, Layer cakes and Russian desserts.

Vinony links it to 18 Wikipedia language editions.

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Food.name
Medovik
Food.image
Honey cake Medovik.jpg
Food.image_size
250px
Food.caption
Medovik
Food.country
Soviet Union
Food.main_ingredient
Flour, eggs, sugar, honey, smetana or condensed milk

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Subclass of
pastry
Country of origin
Russia
Image
Medovik.jpg
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Medovik

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  • Legend of the origin
  • Similar dishes
  • See also
  • References

Medovik ( ; from , 'honey', [medovyk]) is a layer cake popular in countries of the former Soviet Union. The identifying ingredients are honey and smetana (sour cream) or condensed milk.

The dessert, famous for its lengthy preparation time, consists of layers of sponge cake with a cream filling and is often covered with nuts or crumbs made from leftover cake. While the thin layers harden shortly after coming out of the oven, the moisture of the filling softens it again over time. There are many recipes and variations of this cake, but the main ingredient is honey, giving it its characteristic taste and flavor.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Medovník” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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