Honey Cake – under 30 minutes to make

I love a good honey cake, but I do not like how long it usually takes to make one. Here I have a much simpler easier recipes for a small honey cake. Perfect for after dinner dessert. If you want to make this cake for a large party you can always double on the recipe.

Cake layers Ingredients:

  • 1 stick of butter
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup of flour
  • 1/2. Cup of sour cream
  • 1 tea spoon baking powder
  • 1/2 tea spoon baking soda
  • 3 table spoons of honey

Cream ingredients:

  • 2 stick of soft butter
  • 1 can of condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup of sour cream.

Cake topping:

  • 1 cup of toasted walnuts
  • Cake baked edges

Instructions:

  1. With a mixer beat together soft butter with sugar.
  2. Beat in eggs one at a time.
  3. In a cup mix together sour cream with baking soda and baking powder. ( sour cream activates the baking soda)
  4. Add sour cream to the batter beating it till mixed.
  5. Add honey.
  6. Slowly little by little add flour and beat at low speed.
  7. Take a large baking sheet or use two medium baking sheets, butter the sheet and align with parchment paper. ( I use a butter spray for this )
  8. Spread the batter evenly and bake at 350 for 20min
  9. Let it cool .
  10. To make the cream , beat soft butter with condensed milk, than add sour cream and beat till combined.
  11. When cake is cooled flip it upside down onto the same baking sheet. Gently peal parchment paper.
  12. Trim all corners for even look.
  13. Cut the cake into three rectangular even sizes or cut into fourth how ever you prefer the cake to look.
  14. Spread a good amount of cream on layer place the second one on top and spread more cream. Keep repeating it for last layer. Cover the entire cake with cream . It is ok if it drips just make sure layers aren’t sliding. This is why it’s good to do this in the same baking sheet to prevent the mess. Refrigerate while you prepare the topping.
  15. Bake the edge pieces of the cake for about 5-7 more min with walnuts.
  16. Let them cool and then pulse them in a food processor till becomes crumbs.
  17. Top the cake entire cake with crumbs you can use your hand to press down the crumbs into the cake to get them to stick to the cake.

22 responses to “Honey Cake – under 30 minutes to make”

  1. Viktoriya Avatar
    Viktoriya

    Hey Lily, in the cake layer recipe, is one stick of butter 1/2 cup or is it 1/4 cup? There are some butters that they sell in stick form that are 1/4 and 1/2 cup.

    1. Lily’s Cooking & Home Avatar
      Lily’s Cooking & Home

      Hi yes its 1/2 cup thank you for confirming.

  2. Adeline Avatar
    Adeline

    Great recipe for a quick dessert. Definitely a crowd pleaser! Thank you for such great instructions 🫶🏼
    With the cream I had to add little bit of cream cheese to help it be thicker!

    1. Lily’s Cooking & Home Avatar
      Lily’s Cooking & Home

      thank you for your feedback. great addition.

  3. Max Avatar

    Hi, is the degree in celcius?

    1. Lily’s Cooking & Home Avatar
      Lily’s Cooking & Home

      degrees.

  4. Susana Mcguire Avatar
    Susana Mcguire

    How to work with the cream. Mine is thick like buttercream when I ice. Beat the butter really well before slowly in batches adding the condensed milk. Then add sou cream in batches as well and mix well. I make mine right after I out thr cake in the oven then stick it in the fridge. By the time the cake is cooked my cream is perfect consistency for icing.

  5. Alesya G Avatar
    Alesya G

    Made this several times. So good, fast and easy. My go to cake now! Thank you Lily

  6. Daisy Avatar
    Daisy

    Use salted butter in both, cake and frosting to help even out the sweetness

    1. Luda Kilimnik Avatar
      Luda Kilimnik

      Love how simple and quick this is to make. My favorite honey cake.

      1. Lily’s Cooking & Home Avatar

        Great , so happy to hear that you enjoyed the recipe. Thank you for your feedback.

  7. Lily’s Cooking & Home Avatar

    Thank you ???? appreciate your feedback

  8. YanaP Avatar
    YanaP

    is the “soft” butter just room temp? Unsalted or salted? For both the cream and dough part?

    1. Lily’s Cooking & Home Avatar

      Hi It is soft room temperature unsalted butter for both

    2. Petra Berg Avatar

      This is my new favorite cake recipe, I could not stop eating it.

      1. Lily’s Cooking & Home Avatar

        Aww ???? thank you so much . Happy to hear that

  9. Diana Avatar
    Diana

    The cake it’s self came out good but the frosting was really runny and way too sweet ☹️.. It basically taste like you are eating straight up condensed milk (which probably is the case since it is the whole can).. I would defiantly make again but will have to try another frosting for sure.
    Thanks!!

    1. Lily’s Cooking & Home Avatar

      Sorry for your disappointment, thank you for your honest feedback

  10. jessica Avatar
    jessica

    How big was your large baking sheet? Thank you!

    1. Lily’s Cooking & Home Avatar

      I believe it is 18×26 , you can use whatever size you like you might just have to bake in couple batches

      1. Vicky u Avatar
        Vicky u

        Made this cake few time !! Soo delicious. I did a quick syrup to soak the cake a little and cut frosting sweetness in half. Bomb !!!!

        1. Lily’s Cooking & Home Avatar

          Thank you for your feedback!

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