Name: Latvian Honey Cake Recipe
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: For Cake:; 3 eggs; 1 cup honey; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp Baking Soda; For Filling:; 32 oz sour cream; 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup Walnuts

Latvian Honey Cake Recipe

How To Make Latvian Honey Cake

Try your hand on this unique and flavorful honey cake! It’s a true Latvian classic dessert that’s bound to satisfy your sweet tooth cravings.

Preparation: 40 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Refrigerate Time: 9 hours

Total: 9 hours 55 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Cake:

3eggs
1cuphoney
2cupsall-purpose flour
2tspbaking soda

For Filling:

32ozsour cream
1cupwhite sugar
1cupwalnutschopped

Instructions

Cake:

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix together the eggs, honey, flour, and baking soda in a large bowl.
Spoon 3 to 4 tablespoons of batter onto 5 pieces of 9 x 13-inch sheets of parchment paper.
Spread the mixture as thinly as possible using a wide spatula, making 5 thin layers.
Place one sheet of batter onto a baking pan, then bake in the preheated oven for 2 to 3 minutes until golden brown.
Remove the baked cake layer from the baking sheet, then prick with a fork.
Repeat with the remaining 4 cake layers.

Filling:

Stir together the sour cream and sugar in a small bowl.
Place one cake layer in 9 x 13-inch baking dish with the parchment paper side up.
Carefully remove the parchment paper from the cake layer.
Spread ⅕ of the sour cream mixture on the cake layer, then sprinkle ⅕ of the walnuts on the layer.
Repeat the process with the remaining 4 layers.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Trim off the ragged edges, serve, and enjoy!