Among all the cakes that our grandmothers and mothers baked, Honey cake remains one of the most beloved. It is appropriate for any holiday, starting from March 8 and ending with the celebration of the New Year. Those who have never tried to bake this cake are sure that it is very difficult. In fact, cooking “Honey” is as easy as shelling pears ! In this article we will introduce you to different recipes and share the options for creams.
Treat for the Empress
But did you know that a seemingly simple "Honey" is a whole story that began about two hundred years ago? It is said that a mysterious culinary cook first prepared this sweet temptation for the beautiful Elizabeth Alekseevna, who was the wife of the Emperor and Autocrat of All-Russian Alexander the First.
Many years passed, the time changed, and with it the recipe. Honey cake simple, made from honey cakes and cream based on sour cream, is still the most beloved dessert.
Classics of the genre
So, if you decide to bake Honey, it’s easier to start with the basic, classic recipe.
To prepare the dough, prepare:
- Eggs - 3 pieces.
- Premium wheat flour - 3 cups.
- Honey - 3 tablespoons with a slide.
- Soda - 1 tablespoon.
- Sugar - 1 cup.
For cream you need:
- Sour cream with a fat content of at least 20% - 800 grams.
- Sugar - 1 cup.
Magic dough
First of all, we start kneading the dough. We take a saucepan from a stainless steel and drive eggs into it. Add honey, soda, sugar and mix thoroughly. We put on a strong fire and, without stopping mixing, wait until the mass increases in volume by three times and acquires a golden color. The consistency of the mixture should be foamy.
Remove the pan from the heat and slowly, in small portions, pour in the sifted flour, without stopping interfering. When the dough becomes homogeneous, divide it into eight equal parts.
Baking Secrets
We take a detachable shape of the right size, grease the bottom and sides with vegetable oil and spread the bottom with parchment. We spread the dough and gently, without using a rolling pin, level it on the bottom with your hands or a spoon.
We put in a preheated oven and bake each cake for 7-12 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. To pull out the cakes and still not damage them, we take out the bottom from the mold, turn it upside down with parchment and carefully remove it.
Cream magic
While our cakes are getting a golden blush, let's take care of the cream. To do this, take sour cream, combine it with sugar and beat well with a mixer or a hand blender. When the cakes are cooled and hardened, our cream must be carefully distributed between the cakes, spread the last cake on top and put the cake in the refrigerator for full impregnation. It usually takes 12 hours. Top of the finished goodies can be sprinkled with crushed walnuts or pastry topping. As you can see, cooking a classic Honey cake is easy!
Condensed rivers, honey banks
If you are familiar with the basic honey cake recipe , you can try your hand at a more complex version. We propose to cook a delicate, tasty, aromatic, but more complex Honey cake. The recipe is simple, but it is only at first glance. In fact, he will have to tinker with it. But as a result, you get an airy, sweet, and at the same time not a sugary treat.
For the test, we need the following ingredients:
- Premium wheat flour - 500 grams.
- Margarine - 100 grams.
- Eggs - 2 pieces.
- Honey - 2 full tablespoons.
- Soda - 1 teaspoon.
- Sugar - 150 grams.
- Salt is on the tip of a knife.
For cream, prepare:
- Butter with a fat content of at least 72% - 250 grams.
- Boiled condensed milk - 1 can.
As you can see from the list of products, this is not the easiest "Honey". But the effort is worth it!
Water bath to help
We begin to cook, as always, with dough, which is kneaded in a water bath. To build it, you need to choose two pots. One should be big and the other a little smaller. The first is placed in the second.
Pour half the water into a large pot and put on fire. When the water boils, cut into large cubes of margarine, put in a smaller pan and put it in a large pan. Thanks to such an impromptu water bath, margarine will quickly melt.
When this happens, add sugar, honey and salt to it. Do not stop stirring until sugar is completely dissolved.
Break eggs into a separate container and beat them lightly with a fork. Then pour them in a thin stream into the total mass and mix. Thanks to the water bath, the eggs will not curl.
After a minute, add soda and mix thoroughly again. The mixture will magically begin to turn into a foamy mass and increase in volume. As soon as this happens, turn off the fire and begin to gradually add flour to our mixture. To avoid the formation of lumps, the dough must be constantly kneaded until smooth until it turns soft and pliable.
Divide the dough into 8 identical koloboks and roll each with a rolling pin. If the dough cools down and loses elasticity, it can again be put in a water bath, where it will heat up and will again be malleable.
We bake the cakes on a baking sheet using parchment at a temperature of 180 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
Sweet moments
When the cakes are baked and cool, we proceed to prepare the cream. We cut the butter into cubes and soften it. Then open the jar of condensed milk and add to the butter. Mix thoroughly. Then turn on the mixer and whip the cream.
Coat the cooled cakes with plenty of cream, the ugliest cake can be crushed and decorate the cake on the sides and top. We remove the resulting culinary product for the night in the refrigerator, where it is impregnated and will reach the desired state.
Of course, you can’t say that cooking this “Honey” is as easy as shelling pears - what a water bath it is! And, nevertheless, efforts will not be in vain, because absolutely everyone will fall in love with this cake!
Hastily
If there’s not much time, and there’s no particular desire to bother with the cake, you can cook a quick “Honey”, a simple recipe with a photo of which we suggest to master (will it come in handy?).
For the test we need:
- Eggs - 4 pieces.
- Wheat flour - 3 cups.
- Sugar - 1 cup.
- Honey - 1 cup.
- Walnuts - 50 pieces.
- Baking powder - 2 teaspoons with a slide.
For the cream we will use:
- Sour cream with a fat content of 35% - 400 grams.
- Powdered sugar - half a cup.
- Vanilla - 1 pinch.
Handmade
First things, peel the nuts and chop them with a knife or a blender. In a separate container, beat the eggs with the mixer with the addition of sugar and honey. Then add flour, nuts, soda and knead everything well. We form a large kolobok, put it in a bowl and cover it with a clean towel or cling film. We leave to rise in a warm place for 3-4 hours.
After this time, preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Take a baking sheet and cover it with oiled parchment. Then we divide our dough into 6-8 equal parts, each roll out in a thin layer and bake for 6-8 minutes.
Under powdered sugar
When the skin has cooled and will be ready to smear, we begin to prepare the cream. To do this, beat sour cream with powdered sugar and vanilla. Then we coat each cake with cream and put our cake in the refrigerator. When served, it can be decorated with walnuts, crushed almonds or grated chocolate. Try to cook this “Honey”: the recipe is simple, quick to execute, and the dessert is very tasty.
Assistant multicooker
If there is a crock-pot in the house, it’s as easy as baking “Honey” in it! This miracle helper will save your time and nerves. In addition, thanks to her, this dessert will be mastered even by one who has not once baked anything. So, we suggest you try this honey cake, which is easy to prepare. A simple recipe in a slow cooker will pleasantly surprise you with its convenience and absolute availability.
To make the dough, prepare:
- Wheat flour - 3 cups.
- Eggs - 5 pieces.
- Soda - a little more than half a teaspoon.
- Sugar - 1.5 cups.
- Honey - 5 tablespoons.
For cream, we need half a liter of sour cream and 3 tablespoons of sugar.
Rather soon
First, beat the eggs with sugar until a cool foam forms. Then add honey and slightly whisk again.
Pour flour and soda gently into the resulting mass, mix the dough with a mixer until smooth and pour it into the multicooker bowl pre-greased with vegetable or olive oil. We set the “Baking” mode and wait until the miracle assistant makes our dough ready, then we take it out and cut it into long cakes with a long and sharp knife (the finer they are, the better).
To prepare the cream, beat sour cream and sugar. Then we form a cake, spreading cream on each cake. We put it in the refrigerator for impregnation. That's all!
Cream paradise
And finally, we want to tell you another secret, thanks to which you can diversify the recipe. Honey cake is a simple and delicious dessert, but few people will be surprised. How can you diversify it? Of course, creams! Try to soak your Honey cake with chocolate custard, you will love it!
Chocolate Tale
To make a chocolate cream, you need to take:
- Eggs - 3 pieces.
- Sugar - 150 grams.
- Flour - 3 tablespoons.
- Milk - 400 grams.
- Starch - 1 tablespoon with a slide.
- Vanilla is on the tip of a knife.
- Butter - 150 grams.
We mix everything except butter in a saucepan and cook over low heat until thickened. The main thing is to constantly stir so that lumps do not form. Leave to cool. Then we beat the butter and in small portions we introduce the custard mass into it. Beat non-stop until smooth. The finished cream should resemble 25% sour cream in density.