Almost one year ago in July 26th few friends decide to start a group home baker’s group. We baked our first cake and revealed on 15th August. Every month we get expose to new recipes or new techniques. It really fun, we were able to bake difficult macrons, pillowy cotton cheese cake, melt in mouth chocolate cream cheesecookies, spongy bread with tangzhong method etc are few. I was able to make few great friends. I was also happy that we are small group but always try to bake challenge recipes on time. Number doesn’t matter what matters is the quality that we have. It is also coincidence that this month we baked cake.
Cookie layer is made like this
After baking
Fillings
Assembly of cake
2 eggs( 120g)
1 tablespoon(12g) sugar
2 tablespoons(40g) honey
3 .5 tablespoons (50 g) unsalted butter, cut into chunks
1 teaspoon (5g) baking soda
2 cup (280g) all-purpose flour
- In a heat proof mixing bowl add egg and sugar and lightly mix.
- In a microwave safe bowl add honey and butter and microwave at 30 seconds for high.
- In a double boiler, cook the egg and sugar mixture, stirring constantly with a spoon or a balloon whisk, until the ingredients are well blended and the mixture is smooth, about 3 minutes.
- Add the baking soda, and cook, stirring constantly, for another half a minute. The mixture will somewhat whiten and increase in bulk. Remove the bowl from the heat.
- Gradually add 2 cups of the flour to the mixture, mixing with a spoon with each addition, until you obtain dough that is somewhat sticky and has consistency of play dough. If the dough thickens add little hot water to make pliable dough.
- Do not be tempted to add more flour as the dough will harden as it cools off.
- Divide the dough into 6 parts and about 79g, shape each part into a ball.
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Line a baking sheet with a parchment paper.
- Now, take one dough ball and put it in the middle of your tortilla maker of cutting board. With your fingers or roller, press onto the dough and flatten it into a thin 5 ½ inch circle using a bowl as a mould. Trim of the sides to make a perfect circle. If the dough sticks to your hands, dip your fingers in flour before pressing onto the dough. The flattened dough may appear somewhat transparent in some places - it is OK. But take care not to tear it and patch with a piece of dough if you do.
- Bake each cookie on the middle rack of the oven for 5 minutes, until it is light golden on top. The dough will slightly puff up, but don’t expect it to rise as a sponge cake. Do not over bake.
- Remove from the oven, gently run a spatula underneath the cookie to loosen it, and then remove from the baking sheet.
- Repeat the process for all 6 layers. You will be able to bake all the cookies in two turns.
- Reserve the scraps as you need crumb to top and sides of the cake. It will take 10 minutes to bake the scraps.
- Spread a generous amount of sour cream-cream cheese whipped cream onto one cookie, then top with another. Then fill with dulce de leche whipped cream. Then top with another cookie Continue in this manner - stacking the layers on top of one another and spreading some cream in-between. Cover the sides and top of the cake with cream as well.
- Finely grind the baked trim-offs with pistachios. Sprinkle the crumbs generously on top of the cake and lightly press some around it.
- At this point, the cake will be hard. Leave the cake aside to soften, refrigerate overnight. The cookies will have absorbed the cream and the cake will be soft and ready.
This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Achu says
Pavithra R says
The cake looks super yum and love the layer, great shots too!
It looks like a lot of hard work to make this cake, I dunno how you nail it time and again!!
Good one!
mjskit says
WOW! What a cake! Great job on meeting the challenge. this is awesome!
Subha Subramanian says
Looks yummy....Delicious cake......
Sona - quick picks/pick quicks says
just drooling over the layers..and great tutorial post dear !!
Divya Pramil says
Wonderful, scrumptious and very interesting cake dear..!! Congrats on the milestone... Loved the first click!!
Gajus kitchen says
Looks tempting and am sure it must have tasted great with the yummy fillings
Reeni Pisano says
Your honey cake looks scrumptious Swathi! I want to make this one too! Happy Anniversary to Baking Partners! Thank-you for starting the group and all the work and time you put into it!
Zoe says
Hi Swathi,
I really enjoy seeing the entire process of you making this honey cake. The finish touch with the drizzle of honey is simply brilliant!
Zoe
Zoe says
Hi Swathi,
Nice to have you interested in hosting CLAS in June 2014. Is there any email account that I send you the details?
If you are not comfortable leaving your email address in my blog comment, you can send me an email at zoebakeforhappykids@gmail.com
Hope to hear from you.
Zoe
Divya Shivaraman says
love the way honey is pouring on top...yummilicious
Gayathri Ramanan says
What a gorgeous cake...Love the first pic where honey dripping is captured 🙂
Sahasra Recipes says
Looks awesome and different fillings...
Arthy shama says
Looks wonderful swathi, luv the texture.
Sapana Behl says
Looks so elegant !
Beena.stephy says
Tempting cake
kitchen queen says
delicious tempting droolworthy and inviting cake with an awesome presentation.
PrathibhaSreejith says
Lovely cake Swathi, Happy Birthday Wishes to Baking Partners. Cannot beleive its been one year since you have started the group. All the best wishes to you and group!!!
Tina (PinayInTexas) says
So you used two fillings? That's awesome, Swathi!
Priya Anandakumar says
very very interesting and lovely cake Swathi...
Vidhya Viju Govind says
interesting challenge Swathi - will surely do once i get back....keep the group going - all good wishes to u 🙂
Mayuri's jikoni says
interesting... good idea for a dessert
Gujarati Zaika says
Looks awesome...
Rafeeda AR says
wow... ur cake looks absolutely stunning... that first picture is too good... the whole cake looks yum...
Gheza e shiriin says
Cake looks great Swathi. Love the strawberry fillings.
Ramya Krishnamurthy says
i tried this one but it came out very thick what to do sis?my layer did not came out well
Swathi Iyer says
Ramya you need to add little water if the dough become thick. I did that.
Amrita Vishal says
Love the strawberry cream addition, cake looks gorgeous
Shama Nagarajan says
yummy and drooling cake
sangeetha pn says
Looks beautiful.. New though for me.. Just loved your clicks and the cake too.. 🙂
sushmita pandit says
That cake looks awesome....... 🙂
Priya Kheroun Tessy says
looks soo yummy...droolinnn
Wer SAHM says
first click is really inviting.... delicious cake
Nagashree says
Beautiful layers, I skipped this thinking it would be a lot of work but am thinking of making it some time soon. Nice pics.
CHITRA says
Wow , it looks abs delicious. Loved ur clicks 🙂
Janani says
Wow stunning cake Swathi loving it. That drop of honey make me drool hmmm sooo yum.
Nithya Naveen says
Honey cake looks yummy.. Love your clicks..
Nisha says
WOW. You guys really choose challenging recipes!
All the layered cookies in a cake form looks really nice (the slice) 🙂
Sangeetha Priya says
Wonderful honey cake and loved the last click much Swathi...
Marisa G says
Dear Swathi, I wish, I could have baked this cake. It looks fantastic. I love your photos because they explain very clearly all the process and the result.
Cheers from Valencia
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Suja Manoj says
Swathi it looks great,the pics are so pretty and inviting.. adding the strawberry flavor sounds great..it was great challenge,my family enjoyed the cake. Happy Anniversary to the group,keep rocking!
Shannon says
Wow, your cake looks so awesome. I love the strawberry variation on it! I had a hard time deciding on the filling as well, I just bailed and went classic sour cream.