This delicate honey cake owes its name to a cream containing 40 nuts. It is they who give the dessert an unforgettable taste and make it a truly small masterpiece.
There is no difficulty in making cakes, you just have to try and you will get aesthetic and gastronomic pleasure from the process and the result. The recipe for a simple honey cake "40 nuts" will help you with this, and the dessert itself will be a wonderful decoration for any holiday.
Ingredients for making a cake
For the test:
- 4 glasses of flour;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- 125 grams of butter;
- 2 tablespoons of honey;
- 2 eggs;
- a teaspoon of cinnamon;
- a teaspoon of baking soda.
For the cream:
- 2 glasses of sour cream;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- 1 glass of walnuts.
Cake "40 nuts": cakes
Melt the butter in a water bath, gradually add sugar, after the sugar is completely dissolved, add honey.
Honey is the oldest and most valuable delicacy on the planet. And now honey is the only widely available sweet product that does not require additional processing.
Next, stirring constantly, heat the mass. It is very important not to stop stirring until a smooth consistency is formed. Then add baking soda and stir quickly. The mass will increase in volume and turn white, changing color. Quickly remove the dough from the water bath and refrigerate.
Prepare a separate container, break two eggs into it and stir into the mass. Add cinnamon for a spicy, subtle flavor.
Hot cinnamon helps to maintain the immune system, warming from the inside, but it turns out that aromatic cinnamon still contributes to weight loss, the benefits of this spice for a slim figure have long been known.
Pour flour into the dough in portions so that it becomes viscous. Once you have achieved the desired consistency, divide the finished dough into eight equal parts. Take a mold and grease it with oil. It is necessary to distribute the dough so that a thin crust is obtained. Gradually bake all parts of the future cake at 180 ° C. Finished cakes must be stacked on top of each other and cut off the edges.
Cake "40 nuts": cream
To prepare the cream, beat the sour cream with sugar until thick. Then you need to add chopped nuts and mix everything thoroughly.
If you lightly roast walnuts in the oven, they will acquire a pronounced taste and sophisticated aroma. Roasted nuts are used within three days after heat treatment, then they acquire a rancid taste.
Coat the cakes with cream, you should not regret it, do not forget about the edges, decorate with chopped nuts on top, put the cake in the refrigerator overnight so that it is thoroughly soaked.
