Celebrating orthodox Christmas is always different from the "normal" Christmas. Nothing points on marshmallows and gingerbread. The traditional Ukrainian Christmas species are poppy seeds, lemon, walnuts and honey. Those are everywhere, like ginger, nutmeg or cinnamon mixtures you know.
This recipe I took from the Internet, didn't have time calling my mom for the original one. But it is very similar and easy to modify, if some dairy products are not available in your country. I was surprised how hard it is to find poppy seeds in Sweden, in big bags like in Ukraine. Not cheap either.
Light taste, sour and sweet, keeps its shape perfectly. I am sure, your guests will be pleased having this gorgeous cake with a cup of black tea.
