My kids just love sweets. What else do they need for happiness, if there is a sweet table. The answer is clear - nothing !!! They rejoice if we do not buy sweets, but do it ourselves. At the same time, one should not diminish their active participation in the cooking process: beat something in a mixer, mix in a blender, separate yolks if necessary, etc. all this is completely within their power. It gives children joy to provide all possible assistance in creating a delicious masterpiece, while trying all sorts of convenience foods. The preparation of honey cake, its decoration and, of course, its eating are interesting and delicious. Let's talk about how to make a honey cake yourself.
The recipe for honey cake that I offer for execution can be varied by fantasizing with decorations made of mastic, while getting my own work of art.
We start preparing honey cake with the acquisition of the necessary ingredients. First you need to decide on the stages of work, i.e. plan how to make a honey cake and what it will take except desire and time. Our honey cake recipe consists of three components: you need to make cakes, cream and mastic, and then make everything beautifully.
We start cooking with cakes. It is clear that if the honey cake recipe, then our cakes will be honey. First, beat the eggs (3pcs) with granulated sugar (150g.). this process is easy for children to do. In the process of whipping, you gradually need to introduce butter (150 g.) And honey (150 g.). At this stage, you will need your help, but as soon as you add everything you need, the children will be able to continue independently to continue the whipping process. And you at this time need to extinguish the baking soda, if you wish, either with lemon juice or vinegar (1.5 tsp) and add it to the whipped mixture. After waiting a few minutes, until everything is mixed. We complete the whipping process, and send the resulting mixture to a water bath until a uniform golden hue is formed (about 20 minutes). In the process of cooking it must be stirred occasionally. You can follow the mixture, also for children, and at this time you will take care of the cream.
Separate the three egg whites and mix them with granulated sugar (200 gr.). The resulting mixture must also be sent to a water bath. We will keep it on the stove only until all the sugar has dissolved. And ourselves, at this time, beat the butter (250 gr.). The cream mixture after the sand has dissolved is removed from the stove and set to cool. At this point, the mixture for cakes should already acquire a golden color. Remove it from the stove, mix in the vanillin and flour (3 tbsp.), And cool. It is necessary to put it in the refrigerator for about half an hour.
Let's go back to the preparation of the cream. Proteins with sugar should have cooled by this time, so we begin to beat them, gradually adding whipped butter over a spoon. As soon as all the butter is in a uniformly whipped mixture, the cream can be set aside for a while.
Let's move on to the preparation of mastic. We need chewing marmalade (150 gr.). Put it in a container, add sl. oil (1.5 tbsp. l.) and water (2 tbsp. l.). Send the mixture for half a minute in the microwave to allow the sweets to melt a little. We mix powdered sugar (2 tbsp.) Into the mixture, kneading it until thickened. Sprinkle powder (1.5 tbsp.) On the table and put the mixture on it. Knead the dough from mastic and powder. As soon as it becomes soft as clay and begins to pester, we divide the “dough” into four equal pieces. Add a color of food coloring to each part and knead for uniform coloring. We put these colored pieces into bags, wrap them tightly and put them in the refrigerator for half an hour.
Dough for shortcakes can already be taken out of the refrigerator and turn on the oven for heating. Divide the total mass into 6 parts and each roll out cakes. On the rolling pin, transfer the cake to the prepared baking sheet (sprinkled with flour) and send it to the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Repeat the procedure with each cake. Lay them on top of each other and align the edges.
We get the cooked cream and coat them all the cakes. We apply it on top and on the sides of our cake and carefully level it. We send the cake to the refrigerator to harden the cream and get the mastic.
We spread one of its colors on the table with powder and roll it into a circle. The diameter of the circle should be 5 cm larger than the diameter of the cake, and the thickness of at least 3 mm. We take out our cake and transfer the layer of mastic to it, evenly covering the top and sides of the cake. Gently squeeze the mastic in the shape of a cake, and cut off the excess. The rest of the multi-colored mastic goes to the implementation of decoration elements. It all depends on your imagination. You can perform leaflets, flowers, fungi or animals.
It seems to me that the proposed honey cake recipe is not only not complicated, but also allows you to quickly create your sweet and beautiful masterpiece.