Honey Cake (Medovik)

Russian honey cake called Medovik has been a tradition for centuries. It is a layered cake with honey cookie like segments called korzh, that soften in between cream. It is best served after refrigeration when the layers actually absorb the cream and soften. It is often topped with berries but sometimes served plain with just cream. I am often intimidated by a layered cake but this one was pretty easy to make and well worth the effort. It works well to use a spring form pan which you can use to cut out the proper size layers.