Russian Honey Cake – Food Wishes

Let me state for the record that this Russian Honey Cake was probably the best cake I’ve ever eaten, and certainly the best cake I’ve ever made. It’s not an especially fast, or easy bake, but believe me, as you’re enjoying this, there will be no regrets. Not about the effort it takes, at least. The calories might be another story.

[sakalid]

"You are after all Vladimir Of your crumb veneer It is up to you decide how you should be Putin this on" 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😄

[michaellewis]

“Whether your making this honey cake for your honey’s sake. Or whether your just in a mood for a challenging bake.”
Such spontaneous poetry.

[darkcheaker]

This cake is literally in every grocery store here in Russia. And now I have to find one in 4 am.

[annamcgraw]

I am from Russia and I've made this cake for my birthday. It's the most authentic tasting cake I could have possibly imagined. Thank you for the video, Chef John. Childhood memories are priceless and this cake helped me to go back to those times.

[ellenflorida]

I am Russian, and this cake is absolutely amazing, and definitely our favorite!
Thank you chef for introducing this piece of art to the world!!!
You are the best!

[vladyslavkitsela]

I come from Ukraine where we call it just honey cake, and I thank you Chef John for that video. My grandma used to make this cake for my birthdays every year because she knew it was my favorite cake. She used a slightly different approach, but it looked similar to what you did. My grandma is no longer with us and I hadn’t have honey cake in years, so I just wanted to thank you for bringing good memories in.

[dimovanna]

Dear, Chef John
I have been a long-time watcher and love keeping up with your recipes (since your start on the blog), but this one touched me in a very special way and for that, I am so very thankful. You see, my grandfather used to be an avid baker. He loved trying new recipes and exploring his culinary talent in the kitchen. Most of my memories of him are us whipping up a cake, kneading the dough together, pinching dumplings together and laughing. Recently, my grandfather passed, and I find it difficult to make any of our old recipes together, as all I can think about is our time spent working on that recipe together over the years. Cooking was always a two-person sport for me with him, although sometimes he would beat me to the punch to surprise me with my favorite foods. Well, this honey cake (although I will be honest, he used a different recipe which took a whole day, with 15-20 thin individual layers) brought back so many memories of our time together. This cake has such a deep and profound meaning to me, that it is indescribable. My now-husband and I, had our first date, with this cake in the center of the table. This was the cake I came home to after an especially rough day. This was a cake that was always there when my grandpa was. And now with him gone, this means that this cake, has too, disappeared from my life. That is until I saw your recipe pop up. As always, I love your videos and your recipes, but this one took on a greater meaning than I think you may have anticipated. So, thank you for that! Thank you for sharing your culinary explorations and showing me that cooking and food is one of the things that brings everyone together. Thank you for the hard work and time you put into your channel. And thank you for allowing us to join you on your culinary journey in your kitchen.
Thank you

[VikingFyre]

“...and that is just my take...”
No John, that is just *OUR* take. This cake belongs to all of us, Comrade

[jabanan]

As a kid I hated all cakes, until my parents bought me this. Since then it was my birthday cake every year. I can eat so much of it. I also like other cakes now, for people that are wandering. Greetings from Czechia

[nlbhaduri]

We make it in Latvija as well....it is one of the best cakes I have ever eaten!! Chef John, thank you for sharing this wonderful dessert with the world!

[lkv]

"But don't worry, this one turned out just as bad." 😄

[marykrd]

"and then I have a horrible news, you have to refrigerate it overnight"

[sayurianarion]

Out of all the YouTube chef's I watch. You are by far my favorite. I like how simply you keep everything. Not using any fancy gadgets and you explain everything so well.

[kurnygina]

“And then I have some horrible news, we have to refrigerate it overnight”
Hahaha
The cake looks gorgeous!!!

[tricityladytn]

Oh, Chef John. How you grossly overestimate the amount of free space in my refrigerator!

[JennRighter]

I’ve been baking my entire life and it never ceases to amaze me how labor intensive so many recipes are.

[AT-hycq]

Chef John’s I cooked the cake yesterday, based on your recipe. It’s amazing! And it is the best honey cake that I tried in my entire life. I’m russian. Really authentic great recipe. Few more notes for “gluten free people”, you can easily substitute grain flour to “gluten free mix” from costco or any other brand/store. The pastry will behave the same. I did gluten free for my husband. Also, if you don’t have whipping cream, you can substitute it with cream-cheese or eastern version “labneh” cheese. PS. But don’t touch basic proportions and ingredients for pastry! Pastry is the “key” in this cake. Good luck everyone ❤️

[nicholasjamesk]

I made this cake for my family this Christmas. It may honestly be the best cake I’ve ever had and it brought a smile to our faces on Christmas Day!

[moses_irl]

In my family's recipe, we add walnuts to the cake and the crumb topping. It adds a nice umami element to a sweeter honey! Sometimes for a more savory version with the sweet cream, a dark rye or buckwheat honey is a nice substitution.

[Laracat]

In Czech Republic we call this Medovník and its my most favourite cake I've ever had. Incredibly tasty