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Chocolate Honey Layer Cake Recipe

Almost too pretty to eat, this chocolate honey cake is the epitome of decadence. You'll love the liqueur infused cake cream and all the beautiful layers!

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 357 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Russian , Ukrainian

Ingredients

Chocolate-honey Layer Cake
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup dark or milk chocolate chips
  • 4 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp canola oil or light olive oil
  • 2 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp cacao powder
Chocolate-honey Cake Cream
  • 2 cup heavy whipping cream very cold
  • 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 tbsp Irish cream liqueur

Instructions

Preparing the Chocolate Honey Cake Layers
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  1. In a food processor, pulse the chocolate chips into tiny pieces and set them aside.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the eggs with honey. Beat them together until they turn foamy and triple in volume.
  3. In a separate bowl, stir the flour, baking soda, and cacao together. Set the mixture aside.
  4. Stir in the oil and chocolate into the egg mixture and stir until well-combined.
  5. In small portions, fold in the flour mixture into the eggs. Mix until the ingredients are well-combined.
  6. Divide the dough into eight equal pieces.
  7. On a well-floured surface, roll out a dough piece as large and flat as you can (you'll trim the layers down later, but this will help give you more surface to work with). To transfer it to the baking sheet easily, roll it up onto the rolling pin and unroll it onto the baking sheet.
  8. Bake the cake layer at 350°F for 5-7 minutes or until lightly browned. While one layer is baking, roll out the next dough piece. Once the layer is done, remove it from the oven and trim it into a perfect circle using a dinner plate as a stencil. Save the cake trimmings for decorating. Repeat the process until all your cake layers are baked.
Making the Chocolate Honey Cake Cream
  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the sweetened condensed milk, Irish cream liqueur, and extra cold heavy whipping cream together until the mixture is thick and reaches stiff peaks.
  2. Spread a thin layer of cream on your serving plate.
Assembling the Cake
  1. Place a cake layer on top of the cream on the serving plate and spread a layer of cake cream on top. Place another cake layer on top and repeat the process until you run out of cream and cake layers.
  2. Frost the outside of the cake with the remaining cake cream and refrigerate the cake overnight. The next day, blend up the leftover cake trimmings and decorate the sides of the cake with them. Optionally, you can pipe dollops of cream all over edges of the cake and place a chocolate chip right in the center.

Nutrition Information

Calories 357kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 41g (14%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 5g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 104mg (35%) Sodium 155mg (6%) Potassium 172mg (5%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 22g (44%) Vitamin A 711IU (14%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 109mg (11%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 357

% Daily Value*

Calories 357kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 41g 14%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 104mg 35%
Sodium 155mg 6%
Potassium 172mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 22g 44%
Vitamin A 711IU 14%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 109mg 11%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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