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The Medovník story

Medovník originál is the first cake of its kind. It appeared on the counters of Czech patisseries, cafés and restaurants in 1996, the same year it received its trademark. Its uniquely delicate honey flavour, in which fluffy layers of honey dough meet two kinds of delicious cream, immediately won the hearts of young and old alike.
And, to our great delight, it still does today.

Medovník is simply a cake that brings people together, come what may…

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First-class ingredients

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We bake the delicate, crumbly layers from flour milled at the Český mlynář mill in Týnec nad Labem. The golden grain for the flour ripens in the fields of the Elbe lowlands.

The sweetest honey

Gourmets young and old love Medovník originál for its unmistakable honey flavour. We found just the right honey in Ukraine – it comes from the sweet nectar of sunflower blossoms.

Crunchy nuts

We generously sprinkle the top of every cake with chopped walnuts. Our favourites are the large, delicious walnuts from China, with their delicate buttery texture and wonderful nutty aroma.

Real caramel

The irresistible taste of Medovník Caramel comes from its wonderfully sweet caramel, made for us by the small Lithuanian company SP foods Litva to a traditional Lithuanian recipe.

Sour cream

We discovered the thick, creamy sour cream for one of our creams in Moravian Wallachia. It comes from the ValMez dairy and has a delicate, delicious taste.

Czech sugar

Like every proper dessert, Medovník can't do without a good helping of sugar. Ours comes from the largest Czech producer, Tereos, whose sugar refinery processes sugar beet from Czech farmers.

Smooth condensed milk

Traditional sweetened condensed milk gives our cream just the right delicate taste. We source it from the Mlékárna Hlinsko and Bohemilk dairies, which process milk from cows in the Vysočina highlands and on other Czech farms.

Dutch cocoa

Why does Medovník Pikao taste so much like childhood? The magic lies in the chocolate cream from the Mlékárna Hlinsko dairy. The Pikao recipe hasn't changed in more than 70 years, and the dairy has sourced its cocoa from the same Dutch supplier for many years.

Fine poppy seeds

Good poppy seeds are essential for our latest creation – Medovník Poppy Seed. We even use two kinds of Czech blue poppy seeds in this cake: a coarser one from Semix Pluso and a fine poppy seed filling for the cream from Zeelandia.

How Medovník is made

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Preparing the ingredients

Every perfect result starts with precisely weighed quantities of each ingredient.
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Mixing the dough

For the honey layers to be as delicate and crumbly as we like them, the ingredients have to be mixed thoroughly.
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The finished dough

The properly mixed, firm dough moves on to the automated line for further processing.
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Rolling and cutting

On the automated line, the dough is rolled into a thin sheet, from which the individual cake layers are then cut.
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Baking the layers

The layers continue into an electric tunnel oven, where they are baked to a beautiful golden colour.
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Mixing the creams

Meanwhile, we mix the delicious creams for spreading between the layers by hand.
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Assembling the cake by hand

We spread each layer with cream by hand, stack them and generously coat the cake with honey cake crumbs and nuts.
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Packing the cakes

Each cake is then carefully packed in its box, so that it reaches you in perfect shape and you can enjoy it together, come what may…

Medovník Classic

The perfect combination of five delicious honey layers spread with two kinds of cream. Honey cake crumbs and a topping of pleasantly crunchy walnuts round off its unmistakable taste.

Walnut Premium

Is it even possible to improve a perfectly balanced recipe? Yes, it is. We gave it a try, and Medovník Premium was born. You'll recognise it by the extra nuts that add a pleasant crunch to every bite.

Medovník Caramel

A cake that unites all lovers of caramel cream – in this version, the honey layers are generously spread with it. This gives the cake a pleasantly sweet taste and a beautifully dark colour.

Medovník Pikao

What happens when you combine a traditional recipe with a cream that reminds us so much of childhood and holidays at Grandma's? You get the irresistible taste of Medovník Pikao.

Medovník Poppy Seed

Medovník brings together not only young and old, but different flavours too. Developing our latest poppy seed creation took a lot of work, but the result is all the better for it. If you love poppy seeds as much as we do, you simply have to try it.

Medovníčky Classic

Alchemists turned lead into gold. And us? For years we tinkered and experimented with how to turn the big Medovník into a small miracle. Thanks to a special technology, every Medovníček is layered with such care and precision that even a master alchemist would nod in approval.

Medovníčky Caramel

Nostalgia in a single bite – that's Medovníčky Caramel. From the tartlet shell through the soft centre to the filling, they're caramel through and through. Nuts add the crunch.

Medovníčky Poppy Seed

Our latest creation brings together everything we love about Medovník in a handy mini format: crumbly poppy seed tartlets, a moist centre, cream and a topping of Czech blue poppy seeds.

Where to buy Medovník

What our customers
say about Medovník

"Medovník Original is always the right choice – one hundred per cent."
Alena C.
"I'm a real Medovník connoisseur. At our house it even replaces the birthday cake – the kids won't have anything else."
Kristina P.
"Medovník Originál is great – my son swears by it. Whenever I buy one, I'm the best mum ever."
Alena R.

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