Honey-Yuzu Caked Alaska

On a trip to St. Petersburg, Russia, I saw beautifully executed cakes, meringues, and confections all made in the classic way but with their own distinctive style. And there was color, lots of color—naturally hued pinks and greens and golds. One of the desserts I became fascinated with was the medovik, with its numerous pencil-thin layers of honey cake and sour cream. The layers were so perfect and uniform, and the cake itself tasted like honey scraped fresh out of a honeycomb balanced with