Cuisine

Ukrainian Cakes

Olena Vasylchuk Updated 04.11.2026

253 Ukrainian recipes for the home kitchen: reliable ratios, honest timings and clear step-by-step guidance.

Napoleon Cake

A homemade Napoleon cake with eight thin butter pastry layers and silky vanilla custard, plus tips on rolling the pastry and cooking lump-free cream.

Hands-on time: 2 h 25 min plus waiting time: +8 h 30 min Difficulty: Challenging

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Sour Cream Layer Cake
Hands-on time: 1 h 10 min plus waiting time: +9 h Difficulty: Medium
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Anthill Cake
Hands-on time: 1 h 5 min plus waiting time: +4 h Difficulty: Easy
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Lenten Honey Cake
Hands-on time: 1 h 55 min plus waiting time: +10 h Difficulty: Challenging
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Honey Layer Cake
Hands-on time: 2 h plus waiting time: +8 h Difficulty: Challenging
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Kyiv Cake
Hands-on time: 2 h 50 min plus waiting time: +4 h Difficulty: Challenging