honey cake

Honey cake

• Ingredients.Ingredients. • Pastry : • 1 cup of sugar (raw or

white)• 50 grams of unsalted

butter • 3 eggs• 2 tablespoon of honey• 2 teaspoon of cognac

or vodka, or brandy • 1 teaspoon of

bicarbonate of soda• 3 cups of plain flour • Cream: • 200 unsalted butter• 1 can of sweet

condensed milk

You will need also:• Beater• Steamer• Kitchen scales

Pastry:• Place 1 cup of sugar

and 50 grams of butter in metal pan. Place the pan on steamer and melt the butter

• Remove the pan from steam and leave it on table for 15-20 minutes to let it cool down

Add 3 eggs and mix completely, using spoon

•Add 2 tablespoons of honey

•Add 2 teaspoons of alcohol

•Place pan back to the steamer and heat it up for 10 minutes,

continuously mixing

• Add Bicarbonate of Soda

•Place the pan back to the steamer and heat it up until the mixture doubles its size

•Add 2 cups of flour

•Mix it very well until

smooth

•Place 1 cup of flour on the table

•Take the pastry off the pan and quickly mix it with the flour

• Divide the pastry into 6 equal parts

• Roll the pastry until it is 3-4 mm thick

•Place a bit of flour into the tray and place the pastry in the tray

• Place the tray into the oven and bake it for 5 minutes at 180°C

• Check the pastry

constantly in the oven

• As soon as it turns slightly golded take it out.

•Use any shape

•Quickly place it on the top of the pastry and cut it while the pastry is still soft

•Crumble the off-cuts and put aside

Bake 6 layers

•Combine butter and sweetened condensed milk and beat together until very smooth

• Spread the mixture evenly on top of each layer

• Stack 6 layer on top of each other, leaving the top layer bare

• Keep enough cream mixture to use later for the top of the cake

•Refrigerate the cake overnight with heavy weight on top. The layers must be pressed down

•Spread cream all around the top and sides of the cake

Enjoy!

• Coat the crumbs over the cake

• Store in the fridge