Marlenka Recipes

MARLENKA

Steps:

• For the cake
• Add the sugar and honey stir until all melted and well blended.
• Add the butter and mix well.
• Add the egg, baking powder and mix well.
• Add the flour bit by bit kneading well. Add the flour until still kneadable but slightly hard. It should not come apart. If it does (too much flour), add a bit of milk to fix. Or just as much as was necessary to make the dough non-sticky.
• Separated the dough into 5 pieces, and with a floured rolling pin I rolled the sections into 5 squares equally square.
• Baked each layer under 180 degree for 3 to 5 minutes, or until they became golden brown, then cool on an iron rack.
• For the Filling.
• Combine all the filling ingredients except nuts.
• Bring cream to a boil and then let it cool.
• Put filling between layers to ensemble the cake.
• Sprinkle nuts on top layer after the last fifth layer of filling.
• Melted chocolate drip to decorate.
• It is best to let the cake rest and cool in the fridge for about 6 to 8 hours before serving.

ARMENIAN NUTMEG CAKE - HONIGKUCHEN MARLENKA

Steps:

• Combine sugar, sifted flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Rub in butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Press half the mixture into a well greased 8x8" square pan.
• Dissolve baking soda in milk, add egg and nutmeg and pour over remaining sugar and flour mixture.
• Mix well, then spoon into pan on top of pressed in mixture.
• Sprinkle walnuts over.
• Bake in preheated oven at 350F for 1 hour.
• Allow to stand 15 minutes before turning out on to a wire rack to cool.