Traditional Ukrainian Honey Cake Recipes

UKRAINIAN HONEY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F, and butter and flour a 7" cake pan.
• Beat honey until frothy. Add eggs, flour and baking powder.
• Pour into prepared cake pan. Bake for 15 minutes and check the cake. When done, it will shrink slightly from the pan. Continue baking for 5 minutes if it isn't ready yet. (continue if it needs more time).
• Turn it out of the pan while still hot, and let cool on a rack. Store in an airtight container for a day before serving.

UKRAINIAN HONEY CAKE

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar.
• Add the egg yolks, one at a time.
• Beat until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the honey.
• Sift the flour with the other dry ingredients; add in alternately with the sour cream.
• Stir in the walnuts.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the batter.
• Bake in a greased tube pan at 325 degrees F for 50 to 55 minutes, or until done.
• Lower the heat to 300 degrees F in the final stages of baking to prevent the honey from burning.

UKRAINIAN HONEY CAKE

Steps:

• Heat honey to a boil.
• Cool honey to room temperature.
• Beat butter and 1/2 of the sugar until light.
• Then beat in egg yolks one at a time.
• Add honey, then stir in sifted dry ingredients,alternately with the wet ingredients.
• Beat the egg whites until fluffy, and fold in the remaining sugar, beat until stiff.
• Fold egg white mixture into honey mixture.
• Spread evenly in greased deep round 9-inch spring-form pan.
• Baked at 325F for 50 minutes. Then lower the heat to 300F and bake for another 25 minutes.