Medovik Honey Cake with Polina Chesnakova (May 14, 2026)

Thu, 14 May 2026 16:45:00 GMT

Medovik with Polina

Please join us on Zoom for a special cake demonstration with Polina, who will teach us how to make Medovik, the iconic Eastern European honey cake. A beloved homemade dessert during Soviet times and newly fashionable again today, Medovik is known for its many delicate honey layers and rich, creamy filling.

Polina will show us how this unusual stovetop batter becomes a rollable dough that bakes into thin, crisp rounds, which soften overnight into the cake’s signature tender texture. She’ll also share her family’s filling of custard-based buttercream blended with dulce de leche, a delicious variation that beautifully enhances the honey flavor.

9:45 am to 11:30 am PST

FREE to Bakers Dozen Members
$25 to Non Members

POLINA CHESNAKOVA was born in Ukraine to Russian and Armenian parents from the country of Georgia. She was raised in a tight-knit Rhode Island community of refugees from all over the former Soviet Union, and has cooked and baked in a handful of professional kitchens. She’s had her blog (now newsletter) Chesnok since 2015, and her work has been published in Saveur, Epicurious, The Washington Post, and Food 52. She has written two cookbooks: Hot Cheese and Everyday Cake. She worked for Book Larder in Seattle and presided over the cooking class program as the Culinary Director from 2021–2023. She lives in Rhode Island with her husband, Lee, and son, Anton.

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Medovik Honey Cake with Polina Chesnakova (May 14, 2026)