Classic honey cake with condensed milk and butter

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a classic honey cake with condensed milk and butter? Measure out the necessary ingredients for the dough. Honey can be used both liquid and thickened.

2. Step 2:

   

   Sift flour into a wide bowl. It will be enriched with oxygen, and the cakes will rise well during baking.

3. Step 3:

   

   Classic custard honey dough will be cooked in a water bath. Take a small saucepan or container made of heat-resistant glass. Whisk eggs with sugar until smooth.

4. Step 4:

   

   Add honey to the sweet egg mass.

5. Step 5:

   

   Lay out the butter. It is desirable that it is not too cold, so it will melt faster.

6. Step 6:

   

   Pour water into a larger pot. Place the container with the resulting mass on a saucepan, while the bottom of the upper container should not touch the water. The water in the pot should boil moderately.

7. Step 7:

   

   With constant stirring, bring the mass to uniformity. Honey and oil should completely dissolve. Add soda, mix well.

8. Step 8:

   

   The mass will start to foam slightly. Warm up the mass for another 1 minute and remove from the water bath.

9. Step 9:

   

   Pour the liquid mass into a spacious bowl in which it will be convenient to knead the dough. The mass needs to be cooled down quite a bit. Add the sifted flour. Do not pour out all the flour at once. It may need a little less or more depending on its quality and properties. Stir first with a spoon, then with your hands.

10. Step 10:

    

    Knead the honey dough. It should turn out soft, not dry. Honey dough sticks to your hands a little, this is normal. It is not necessary to try to eliminate this by adding flour. The dough will turn out to be steep, and the finished cakes will be harsh.

11. Step 11:

    

    Divide the dough into equal parts, the number of which will depend on the desired diameter of the cakes. I divided it into 9 parts. The diameter of the cakes I have is 19 cm. With a larger diameter, the number of cakes will be less.

12. Step 12:

    

    Roll out each part of the dough into a thin layer about 2 mm thick. You can do this immediately on parchment.

13. Step 13:

    

    Flatten the dough on a plate of the desired diameter.

15. Step 14:

    

    Bake the cake in a preheated oven to 160C for about 5 minutes. Transfer the finished cake to a flat surface. Be careful, the cakes blush very quickly, it is important not to over-dry them. You can flatten the cakes after baking. Then this should be done immediately, as they quickly become brittle and brittle when they cool down.

16. Step 15:

    

    Bake all the cakes this way. I cut out cake decorations from one part of the dough. Take into account the features of your oven and determine the time and temperature you need yourself.

17. Step 16:

    

    Baked leftovers and cake trimmings I crushed in a blender to the state of crumbs. It can be used to finish the cake.

18. Step 17:

    

    Prepare the cream.

19. Step 18:

    

    Beat the soft butter with a mixer to a fluffy creamy consistency.

20. Step 19:

    

    Mix condensed milk into the cream in small portions.

21. Step 20:

    

    At a minimum speed, whisk the cream until smooth.

22. Step 21:

    

    Place the cake on a plate of suitable size. Lubricate the cake with cream. To keep the plate clean after assembling the cake, you can lay parchment around the cake.

23. Step 22:

    

    Putting the cakes on top of each other and smearing with cream, assemble the whole cake.

24. Step 23:

    

    I sprinkled honey crumbs on top of the cake. Put the cake in the refrigerator for 10-12 hours so that it is well soaked. Now you can remove the parchment from the plate. Before serving, decorate the cake as desired.

25. Step 24:

    

    I added cocoa to a small part of the dough for cakes and made bees with strips of glaze and wings of almond petals. The rest of the jewelry was covered with multicolored glaze. This option is well suited for a children's holiday. You can cover the cake with crumbs only from the sides, and decorate the top with fresh berries or soft, bright fruits before serving. You can cover the top with melted chocolate or chocolate icing or sprinkle with chocolate chips.

26. Step 25:

    

    Cut the honey cake into portions and serve. Enjoy your meal!