Honey cake, the recipe of which is very popular among housewives, can be prepared in such a variety of ways that it is even difficult to find that the ingredients in the recipe are almost the same. Honey cake (recipes are given below) gained its popularity as a result of a fairly simple preparation and a wide area for culinary imagination. In the recipe of the cake, simple products are used that are in any refrigerator of the average family, which also contributes to its relevance. The main difference between the results obtained is in the technology for preparing dough for honey cakes. The recipe for the cake itself may practically not differ from others.
Honey cake. Recipe 1. ½ tbsp are laid out in a high saucepan. honey, a glass of granulated sugar, a pinch of salt and 3 tablespoons. milk. Boil the resulting mixture for three minutes to get a light red color, then add 150g of margarine or butter. As soon as the margarine is melted, pour 1 tsp. quicklime soda and begin to actively stir the whisk over high heat. After the mass begins to foam strongly and turns white, keep on the fire for another 1-2 minutes, stirring quickly, until the red strips of burnt mixture begin to slip from the bottom of the pan. After that, the mixture is removed from the heat and stirred for another five minutes until the caramel color is acquired. 3 eggs are driven into the cooled mass, mixed well and four glasses of flour are gradually added. The resulting dough should be soft and not tight. Allow to stand the test for 20 minutes, after which cakes are baked at a temperature of 2000. You can pierce the cakes with a fork before putting in the oven.
To prepare the cream you will need a liter of 25% sour cream, a glass of granulated sugar and a bag of vanilla sugar. The whole mass is whipped and spread on baked cakes. Scraps of crusts or nuts can be chopped and sprinkled with cake. Put soak for a day in the refrigerator.
Honey cake. Recipe 2. In a water bath, melt 125 g of margarine or butter, add 1 cup of sugar, 2 tbsp. honey and heats up until the resulting mass acquires uniformity. After which 1 tsp is added. baking powder or quick soda. As soon as the mass increases in size and turns white, remove and cool. Drive 2 eggs into the mixture, mix thoroughly and pour 3-3.5 cups of flour. Knead soft dough, let stand, after which, dividing the whole dough into 6-8 pieces, bake cakes for no more than 10 minutes at a temperature of 1800.
To prepare a cream on a cake, you need to soften 300 g of butter and beat it until lush. Continuing to beat, 1.5 cans of condensed boiled milk are added in small portions. Then, with the resulting cream, layer the cakes and sides. Cake can be sprinkled with chopped slices from cakes and walnuts.
Honey cake. Recipe 3. ½ cup honey mixed with a glass of granulated sugar and heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from the heat and drive into the cooled mass three eggs and 1 tsp. baking powder or quick table soda. Stir the resulting mixture thoroughly and pour 3.5 cups of sifted flour into it. Kneading the dough, let him stand. Then the sausage rolls out of the dough and is divided into five equal parts, which are rolled into cakes up to ¼ cm thick. To prevent the cake from breaking, it is screwed onto a rolling pin and carefully rolled out and laid on a baking sheet. Cakes are baked in a well-heated oven for about five minutes, until they acquire a pinkish tint.
To prepare the cream, you will need 800g of 25% sour cream, which must be whipped with one glass of granulated sugar, then add 3 tbsp to the resulting cream. chopped lemon zest and a glass of chopped walnuts. The whole cake is smeared with cream except the top cake, on which a cutting board with a load (liter jar of water) is set for 4 hours. Then the top cake is also smeared.