Nadiya's Russian honey cake

Name: Nadiya's Russian honey cake
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, Eastern European
Ingredients: 80g/2¾oz unsalted butter; 270g/9¾oz runny honey; 120g/4½oz golden caster sugar; 2 free-range eggs, lightly beaten; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 500g/1lb 2oz plain flour, sifted, plus extra for dusting; fresh berries, to serve; 600ml/20fl oz soured cream; 80g/2¾oz icing sugar; 250ml/9fl oz double cream; 65g/2½oz runny honey; 1 tsp vanilla bean paste; 100g/3½oz roasted hazelnuts, finely chopped; ½ tsp salt

Instructions

Prep:2hCook:30min

Nadiya's 8-layer Russian honey cake isn't really cake at all. Layers of honey and browned butter biscuit-like rounds are stacked up with a soured cream and honey icing and topped with hazelnuts and biscuit crumbs.

Updated at: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:50:21 GMT