Russian Honey Cake Recipe
Russian Honey Cake Recipe
Decadent Deliciousness
Ok. Truth be told this is a beast of a cake to make. It takes planning - read all the instructions ahead of time. Yet - it is soooooo worth it. No step is particularly difficult, but there are many steps and they take a good chunk of time. To make making this cake more manageable I usually break down the tasks into three days.
Sound like a pain? It is. But I wouldn’t be advocating for it if it wasn’t worth it. Introducing your new favorite cake.
Ingredients
FOR THE BURNT HONEY:
3/4 cup (9oz/ 255g) honey
1/4 cup (2oz/ 57g) water
FOR THE CAKE LAYERS:
1/4 cup Burnt Honey (from recipe below)
3/4 cup (9oz/ 255g) honey
1 cup + 2 Tablespoons (8oz/ 227g) granulated sugar
14 Tablespoons (7oz/ 199g) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
6 large eggs (300g without the shells)
2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon fine salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 3/4 cups (16oz/ 454g) all-purpose flour
FOR THE FROSTING:
1/2 cup Burnt Honey (from recipe below)
1 1/4 cups (one 13.4oz/ 380g can) dulce de leche (storebought or homemade)
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
4 3/4 cups (1.12 liters) heavy whipping cream, very cold and divided
Instructions
Tasbih from Cleobuttera gives the best recipe I have found for this cake. Head to Cleobuttera for an amazing step-by-step breakdown of the process.
The Most Amazing Russian Honey Cake
“The ultimate recipe for Russia’s famous Honey Cake, that you’re likely to encounter. Ten layers of soft, caramelized honey cakes that taste like the fine marriage of Lotus biscuits, honey graham crackers and gingerbread cookies, sandwiched between a cloud-like burnt honey and dulce de leche whipped cream. Unbelievably delicious!”
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