Quick and delightful honey cake: A 30‑minute dessert surprise

Traditional honey cake comes in two versions – with sponge cake or honey cookie layers. Both variants require baking. The latter – even multiple times. If everything goes well, the result is delicious. If you don't have time, skip the unnecessary stress and make the cake with digestive biscuits instead.

The immense popularity of the mascarpone-based cream has made many people forget about the traditional way to make a delicious cake filling. That's a pity because it's much healthier than whipped cream and so tasty that it's hard to resist eating it straight from the bowl.

I'm talking about semolina cream. To make it, you need:

• 4 tablespoons of semolina,
• 2 cups of milk,
• about 115 grams of sugar,
• 1 package of vanilla sugar,
• about 200 grams of butter.

Preparation

1. Heat the milk with semolina, stirring constantly until it reaches the consistency of a very thick pudding. Set aside to cool.
2. Take the butter out of the fridge to warm up to room temperature. Beat it with regular and vanilla sugar using a mixer.
3. Then, spoon by spoon, add the cooled semolina. Mix it with the beaten butter until you achieve a creamy consistency.

To make a large tray of honey cake, you need:

• 50 digestive biscuits,
• semolina cream,
• about 200 grams of plum preserves,
• chocolate glaze.

Preparation

1. Line a tray with parchment paper. Place a layer of digestive biscuits on the bottom and cover them with half the plum preserves.
2. Spread half of the semolina cream on the preserves.
3. Next, place another layer of digestive biscuits, preserves, and cream.
4. Cover the cake with digestive biscuits and pour melted dark chocolate over it.

According to the traditional recipe, the glaze for honey cake is made from cocoa, butter, milk, and sugar. However, I opt for a much simpler solution. I melt dark chocolate in a water bath and add a few tablespoons of heavy cream. Stir until the ingredients combine for a smooth, cohesive consistency. I apply this glaze on the prepared cake with digestive biscuits. It sets in just 5 minutes.