Honey cake with honey butter cream frosting is an outstanding yum cake with the perfect not so sweet frosting. The best aspect of this cake and the frosting is that no sugar is used. No sugar! .... its the perfect pleasure to indulge in. Honey is the only sweetener used in preparing the cake and the frosting. The cake tastes very similar to the honey cake we get in Kerala bakeries. It is super soft and moist. The cake is baked without adding any sugar and once the cake is cooled, prick holes and a prepared honey syrup is poured all over the cake. The honey syrup will absorbed into the cake and gives a wonderful sweetness.
The frosting recipe is originally from here. The frosting is really fluffy and yum with the perfect amount of sweetness. I am not a big fan of store bought frosting and making perfect peaks in buttercream frosting is something that I have yet to master. But this honey butter frosting came out really perfect in the first try itself. All thanks to Jacqueline from deeprootsathome.com.
Cooking time : 2 hours
Ingredients
For the cake
Butter ( room temperature) - 1/2 cup
All purpose Flour - 1 cup
Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
Egg - 2 no:
Vanilla essence - 1 teaspoon
Milk - 2 tablespoon
For the honey syrup
Raw honey - 3/4 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Rose water - 1 teaspoon
For the frosting
Milk - 1 cup
Arrowroot powder or flour - 1/4 cup
Butter ( softened) - 1 cup
Honey - 1/2 cup
Vanilla essence - 1 teaspoon
Salt - 1/4 teaspoon
Method
1. Prepare a baking tin with parchment paper.
2. Sift together all purpose flour and baking powder.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.
4. Beat the butter till creamy and light.
5. Add egg one after the other and beat well.
6. Add vanilla essence and mix well.
7. Add milk and mix till a smooth batter.
8. Pour in prepared cake tin and bake at 335 degree Fahrenheit for 35 - 40 minutes or when a skewer comes out clean when inserted.
9. Allow the cake to completely cooled before unmolding.
For the honey syrup
10. Boil water, honey and vanilla essence in a pan. Boil till a syrup consistency.
11. Prick holes all over the cake and pour over the cake till all the syrup is absorbed by the cake.
12. Refrigerate the cake.
For the frosting
1. Boil milk in a pan and add the arrowroot powder. Cook over medium heat until it thickens. Then take off the heat and cool. Once cooled beat until smooth.
2. In another bowl beat the butter for approximately 5 minutes.
3. Then add honey and beat again for 5 minutes.
4. Add the arrowroot powder/ milk mixture and beat well.
5. Add vanilla essence and salt and mix well.
6. Pour the frosting in a zip lock and refrigerate. The frosting holds and spreads well once its cooled.
7. Finally spread on the cake and enjoy chilled.
The decoration on the cake is dessicated coconut mixed with blue food coloring