How to make honey cake with currants: a classic dessert in a new way

Honey cake is a cake that is relevant at any time of the year. And if it's summer, it's a great option to add a variety of fruits. The dessert will be especially tasty with currants.

The idea of making a honey cake was published on the Instagram page of food blogger Valentyna Saienko (valya__saenko).

Ingredients:

• honey – 120 g
• sugar – 150 g
• butter – 150 g
• eggs – 5 pcs
• soda – 1 hour
• flour – 300 g

Ingredients for the cream:

• fat sour cream – 500 g
• powdered sugar – 100 g
• vanilla

Ingredients for the currant layer:

• black currants – 300 g
• sugar – 70 g

Method of preparation:

1. Melt honey in a saucepan, and add baking soda.

2. Honey will start to foam.

3. Stir constantly over low heat and wait for the color to turn amber.

4. Then add the oil. Leave the mixture to cool slightly. While it cools, beat the eggs with sugar.

5. Beat until a nice white foam for about 5-7 minutes.

6. Add caramel honey and flour to the egg mixture. Mix well.

7. Cover the baking sheet with parchment and pour the dough.

8. Spread the dough evenly with a spatula, not too thin, about 3 mm, and bake at 180 degrees for about 8 minutes.

Method of preparation of the cream:

1. Whip the sour cream with powdered sugar and vanilla.

2. Make the currant layer: cook the currants in a saucepan with sugar, without water over low heat. The currants should release their juice.

3. Whisk everything in a blender and cook again until the consistency of thick jam.

4. Assemble the cake in the mold. Grease each cake in the following sequence: cream-currant-cream-currant, etc. Leave in the refrigerator for several hours, or preferably overnight. Make crumbs from the leftover cakes and decorate.