Honey Cake

	Honey Cake Honey cake may refer to: * Lekach, Jewish honey cake * Medivnyk, Ukrainian honey cake * Medovik Medovik (russian: медови́к (medovik), ukr, медівник (medivnyk), from мёд/мед — 'honey') is a layer cake popular in countries of the former Soviet Union. The identifying ingredients are honey and smetana (sour cream) or ..., Russian and Soviet honey cake * Miodownik, Polish honey cake * Placenta cake, Ancient Greek and Roman cake * Medutis, Lithuania cake {{Set index article ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lekach Lekach is a honey-sweetened cake made by Jews, especially for the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Known in Hebrew as ''ʿougat dvash'' (literally, honey cake) the word ''lekach'' is Yiddish. Lekach is one of the symbolically significant foods traditionally eaten by Ashkenazi Jews at Rosh Hashanah in hopes of ensuring a sweet New Year. History Various sorts of cakes sweetened with honey have been known since ancient times, in Egypt, Rome, and the Middle East. Arabs brought these traditions to Sicily and Moorish Spain. In the 11th century, a type of strongly spiced thick cake made from breadcrumbs and honey, resembling panforte, became popular in Italy. Italian Jews brought some of these styles to Western and Central Europe. The earliest known record in a Jewish source of a cake called ''lekach'', from the Middle High German , 'to lick', was in the Medieval ages in ''Sefer ha-Rokeach'' by Eleazar ben Judah of Worms, Germany. Many Ashkenazi versions by the 13th century were influenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Medivnyk Medivnyk or medovyk ( uk, медівник) іs a Ukrainian honey cake. According to food writer Marianna Dushar, medivnyk is a fundamental dessert of Lviv regional cuisine. Polish-Ukrainian food writer Viktoria Popin classifies medivnyk as a ''keks'' (a type of fruitcake). Medivnyk typically includes spices, nuts and raisins. Buckwheat honey is preferred to give the cake its distinctive taste. Apart from the spongy cake, ''medivnyk'' in Ukrainian can also mean ''prianyk'', a hard honey cookie. See also * Miodownik * Medovik Medovik (russian: медови́к (medovik), ukr, медівник (medivnyk), from мёд/мед — 'honey') is a layer cake popular in countries of the former Soviet Union. The identifying ingredients are honey and smetana (sour cream) or ... References {{Ukraine-cuisine-stub Ukrainian cakes Honey cakes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Medovik Medovik (russian: медови́к (medovik), ukr, медівник (medivnyk), from мёд/мед — 'honey') is a layer cake popular in countries of the former Soviet Union. The identifying ingredients are honey and smetana (sour cream) or condensed milk. It is a dessert which is known for its lengthy preparation time. It 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 the characteristic taste and flavor. Origins According to Russian tradition, the cake was created in the 19th century in the Russian Empire by a young chef who sought to impress Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna, wife of Alexander I. Empress Elizabeth could not stand honey, and any dish made with it drove her mad. One day, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Miodownik (cake) In Polish cuisine, miodownik (from Polish language, Polish ''miód'' — 'honey'; German language, German: ''Honigkuchen'') or stefanka is a type of layer cake flavoured with Honey cake, honey, similar to cakes in other Slavic cuisines such as the Russian ''medovik'' and Czech ''medovnik''. It is broadly considered a type of Gingerbread, piernik, meaning a sweet and/or spiced confectionery good. The recipe for miodownik originates from Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia (Southeastern Poland) and Poland, Central Poland. The cake is prepared similarly to sponge cake, which is topped with honey that is melted and then cooled down along with other sugary ingredients. Once the mass of prepared dough is poured onto a baking sheet, it is baked at a temperature of 200°C for around 40 minutes. This recipe found its way into the Jewish cuisine, cuisine of Polish Jews under the name chonek łejkech or chonek (from German language, German ''honig'' — 'honey'), together with '':pl:Cuker łej ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Placenta Cake Placenta cake is a dish from ancient Greece and Rome consisting of many dough layers interspersed with a mixture of cheese and honey and flavored with bay leaves, baked and then covered in honey.. The dessert is mentioned in classical texts such as the Greek poems of Archestratos and Antiphanes, as well as the '' De agri cultura'' of Cato the Elder. Etymology The Latin word ''placenta'' is derived from the Greek ''plakous'' ( grc, πλακοῦς, gen. πλακοῦντος – ''plakountos'', from πλακόεις – ''plakoeis'', "flat") for thin or layered flat breads. The placenta of mammalian pregnancy is so named from the perceived resemblance between its shape and that of a placenta cake. History An early Greek language mention of ''plakous'' as a dessert (or second table delicacy) comes from the poems of Archestratos. He describes ''plakous'' as served with nuts and dried fruits and commends the honey-drenched Athenian version of ''plakous''. Antiphanes (fl. 4th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]