Chocolate honey cake with sour cream frosting
Description
The recipe won’t take much time. The cake needs time to set, so after baking leave it at room temperature for 1 hour, then refrigerate for 2–4 hours. Chocolate honey cake tastes different from the classic version. The honey note is barely there, but it blends beautifully with the cocoa. The layers are very delicate, so handle them carefully. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients.
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Step 2
In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine butter and honey. Set over heat slightly below medium. As soon as the mixture is smooth and uniform, add the baking soda.
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Step 3
The mixture will start to bubble. Cook, stirring, until it turns caramel-colored.
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Step 4
Remove from heat and cool.
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Step 5
Make the cream. In a bowl, combine sour cream and boiled condensed milk.
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Step 6
Beat with a mixer until smooth. Refrigerate.
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Step 7
In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with sugar until light and fluffy.
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Step 8
Add the honey–butter mixture to the egg mixture and beat with a mixer.
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Step 9
Add flour, cocoa.
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Step 10
First mix the dough with a spoon.
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Step 11
Then beat with a mixer until smooth.
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Step 12
Divide the resulting dough visually into 3 parts. Line a 22 cm diameter baking pan or skillet with parchment paper. Pour in the first portion and spread it with a spoon. Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for 8–10 minutes.
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Step 13
Take the finished layer out of the oven, remove the paper, transfer it to a serving dish and let cool. Bake the remaining portions. Cool the baked layers separately and do not stack them on top of one another.
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Step 14
Trim the cooled layers. Set aside the trimmings.
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Step 15
Grind the cake layer trimmings into crumbs.
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Step 16
Take the cream out of the refrigerator and spread it between the layers.
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Step 17
Sprinkle the cake with crumbs and decorate as desired. Leave at room temperature for 1 hour, then refrigerate for 2–4 hours. After that time, the cake can be served.
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Step 18
Remove from the oven and serve warm or cooled.