Grandmother's walnut temptation: A cake for every occasion

My grandmother calls cake with nuts and cream "temptation." At first glance, it looks quite complicated. However, you don't have to be a master confectioner to try your hand at making it. The walnut cake is delicious and melts in your mouth, just perfect for a cup of hot coffee and a lazy afternoon.

Honey layers, delicate custard cream, and crunchy walnuts come together like nothing else. Below, I present the begged-for recipe. It's not particularly short, but it seems very intuitive to me. Since I managed to make it - you can too. I'm completely sure of that!

Ingredients:

Layers:

• 500g all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 115g butter
• 150g sugar
• 3 tablespoons of liquid honey
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda

Cream:

• 850ml milk
• 2 packets of vanilla pudding powder
• 170g butter
• 100g sugar

Walnut mixture:

• 200g walnuts
• 85g butter
• 100g sugar
• 2 tablespoons of honey

Instructions:

1. I start by preparing the custard. I pour about 500ml of milk into a saucepan and bring it to the boil. I dissolve the pudding powder in the remaining 350ml of milk, pour it into the saucepan with the boiling milk, and stir until it thickens. Set aside to cool.
2. Now I mix the ingredients for the layers: all-purpose flour, sugar, honey, baking soda, cold chopped butter, and eggs.
3. I knead everything, form a ball, secure it with cling film, and chill it for 20 minutes in the fridge.
4. After this time, I divide the dough into three parts and roll each to the size of the prepared baking tin.
5. Now, I bake the first two layers, one after another. It takes about 10 minutes at 180°C (for about 10 minutes).
6. In the meantime, I prepare my sweet walnut mixture. I chop the walnuts and mix them in a pot with butter, sugar, and honey.
7. I place the third honey layer in a baking tin and spread the walnut mixture on top. Bake for 15 minutes at 180°C.
8. Time to return to the cream. I beat the warm butter with sugar, then mix it with the cooled custard. I spread half the prepared cream on the first baked layer. On top of that, I place the second layer and spread the remaining cream. The next "level" is the third layer, baked with the walnut mixture.
9. Now, I put the cake in the fridge for 2 hours, and it's ready. Enjoy!