Honey Cake Recipe Indian Bakery Style Honey Cake

HONEY CAKE RECIPE | INDIAN BAKERY STYLE HONEY CAKE

Steps:

• Take condensed milk, butter and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. Mix well and cream well until the mixture turns fluffy and light.
• Sieve together flour, baking powder and soda in another mixing bowl.
• Now add dry ingredients part by part to the wet ingredients. Add milk slowly and make a thick lump free batter.
• Preheat oven at 170C. Grease and line or dust a cake tin. Pour the prepared cake batter and bake for 35-40 minutes.
• To prepare the sugar syrup mix 3/4 cup water with 3/4 cup sugar. Mix well and bring to a boil. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Once the sugar syrup is thick remove from flame and add rose essence to it.
• Cook the jam in low flame for 1-2 minutes to make it spreadable.
• Once the cake is done, allow to cool it thoroughly. trim the edges if needed
• Take a big tray and drizzle 1/8 cup of sugar syrup over it. Tilt the tray well. Now place the prepared cake on the tray.
• Pour the remaining sugar syrup over the cake and let the cake soak the syrup well.
• Now spread the jam evenly in top. Garnish with coconut flakes. Slice and serve honey cake as required.

GREEK HONEY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and orange rind. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Stir in the walnuts.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool for 15 minutes, then cut into diamond shapes. Pour honey syrup over the cake.
• For the Honey Syrup: In a saucepan, combine honey, 1 cup sugar and water. Bring to a simmer and cook 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes.