Honey cake from Baking at the 20th Century Cafe: Iconic European Desserts from Linzer Torte to Honey Cake (page 151) by Michelle Polzine

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    Start recipe a day ahead. Can substitute other mild honey for wildflower honey.

  • alicek94 on October 17, 2023

    Incredible cake, and a favorite of my parents! You can sub in gf flour easily. The cake itself isn't hard, but it is a lot of work. I typically make the dulce de leche and the base of the frosting ahead of time and it's much more manageable that way

  • leilx on August 18, 2021

    This is delicious and not hard. I made two of them for a party of about 30 people and had about half a cake leftover (which quickly disappeared, much to the honoree's dismay). It does take some time, and you have to plan ahead, but it comes out very light and lovely. I highly recommend this recipe if you want a showstopper. One of the great things about it is you have to be done with it at least 24 hours in advance, which makes it a great party cake.

  • Jane on November 09, 2020

    This was a lot of work but it was worth it for a special occasion. In this case the birthday of a dear friend who has honey bees - it was lovely way to use some of her honey. The cake is light, pretty not overly rich. I like that the cream doesn’t have butter or sugar (though of course there is plenty of sugar in dulce de leche). It needs 11 circles of cake not 10 (there is more than enough batter) and there is a lot of cream left over. Could probably do 12 layers if that ambitious!

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