Honestly, there has been so much of yumminess about of late, that I just cannot seem to get the time to try everything. Case in point, Sugar Slut's Honey and Almond Cake. It looked so divine and so 'gotta have it' that well, I couldn't resist. And today, that's exactly what I made, well almost. Now is about a good time know this about me, but I absolutely detest making short runs to the supermarket. I mean, I do go grocery shopping, but once a week or once in two weeks is all the shopping I can take at a time.Why am I saying all this? Well, it was only after I began get the ingredients together that I realized that I was short of honey and so, I decided to improvise. Yet again. Instead of honey, I used chocolate and the result was, thankfully not disappointing.Not that you can ever go wrong with chocolate. The best part about the cake is its understated sweetness. Its such a perfect companion to your tea and nothing about this cake is overpowering. Its harmonious, if you know what I mean. However, from the aesthetic point of view, I think the Honey and Almond cake kicks the Chocolate and Almond cake's rear! Perhaps I should have put some sorts glaze on the cake to mimic the honey effect. Anyways,
Here are the things you need,
Here are the things you need,
- 1/2 a slab of chocolate (about 125 grams)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 100 grams of butter (close to a stick)
- 1 1/2 cups of flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup of almond flakes
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp milk (only if necessary)
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 170 degree Celsius.
- In a pan, gently simmer the chocolate, sugar, lemon juice and butter until it forms one smooth mixture.
- Then remove from heat and quickly add the eggs one by one, whislt stirring well.
- Then fold the sifted flour and baking powder mix into the egg mix
- Once you've folded everything together, if the mix appears a tad too thick, then add about 1 tbsp of milk to it to slightly smoothen the batter, otherwise, omit the milk.
- Now pour half the batter to a buttered cake tin and then stop to sprinkle some almond flakes.
- Pour the remaining batter on top and sprinkle some on almond flakes and bake for about 30-35 minutes.
- Serve!!
Note:
My batter required the addition of milk because it was a tad too thick for my liking, perhaps because I used a special edition Brazilian chocolate bar which had a sticky consistency. Like I've mentioned above, check if your cake batter really needs the milk before adding it.
OOOOHHH CC, these are two ingredients that make my toes all tingly!! I just love them and this sounds simply incredible.
ReplyDeleteI find it so funny how foodie bloggers all seem to be on the same page at times. Three blogs I follow including your did almond recipes yesterday. Shhhh..this by far has been my fav!! Let's have some!! MMMmmmmmm
ohhh goodness, this looks all sorts of amazing! I think you can probably tell by my love of the choccy-hazelnut cake i made that this is SO up my street, your adaptations sound wonderful. Saving this little gem :)
ReplyDeleteTara,
ReplyDeleteLOL!! You make me laugh!
Sasha, You should definitely try. Considering you have a bee hive and all, I think you should do two variations of the cake and keep us all posted about the outcome..:) :)
ReplyDeletebut seriously, a beehive? How cool are you? I'm birthday is right around the corner and I think this time, I'll ask my friends for a beehive. Wow! Really, I cant get over it. :)
Oh I'd much prefer chocolate to honey!!
ReplyDeleteWise decision - looks delicious.
this sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteI feel flattered you decided to add your touch
to my honey & almond cake.
what I liked the most and will definitely do next
time I bake up the honey & almond cake is how
you put half of the batter in the pan, sprinkled with almonds, more batter then topped with almonds!
that's genius (:
Brownieville Girl,
ReplyDeleteThanks.. Like I said, you really cant go wrong with chocolate now, can we? Thanks for coming by :)
oh Dia, I'm so glad you liked the cake. Almonds in the cake gave it a tad more texture and there was something to bite into which I liked. Try it, I'm sure you will like it too. Besides, a girl cant have too much almonds now, can she?
ReplyDeletehaha of course not! almonds are so delicious and
ReplyDeletehealthy. Thanks for the tip ;)