latvian honey cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• cake:
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup honey
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• filling:
• 2 (16 ounce) containers sour cream
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 9 hrs 55 mins


• preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• mix together eggs, honey, flour, and baking soda in a large bowl. spoon 3 to 4 tablespoons of batter 5 9x13-inch sheets of parchment paper. spread the mixture as thin as possible using a wide spatula. there is enough batter for 5 thin layers.
• place one sheet of batter a baking pan and bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. remove the baked cake layer from the baking sheet and prick with a fork to enhance filling absorbency. repeat with the remaining 4 cake layers.
• stir together the sour cream and sugar in a small bowl. place one cake layer in 9x13-inch baking dish with the parchment paper side up. carefully remove the parchment paper from the cake layer. spread 1/5th of the sour cream mixture on the cake layer and then sprinkle 1/5th of the walnuts on the layer. repeat the process with the remaining 4 layers. cover and refrigerate overnight. trim off any ragged edges before serving.