Honey chocolate cakes with lemon and berry jam

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 10 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make soft, tender and simple honey cakes from chocolate dough with lemon and berry jam? Very fast and easy! To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. Take premium flour. The butter and eggs should be at room temperature, so remove them from the refrigerator in advance. You can use any jam you like. I have cherry.

2. STEP 2

   

   Combine soft butter with honey and lemon zest. Beat with a mixer until fluffy. You can knead the dough not with a mixer, but with a whisk by hand.

3. STEP 3

   

   Continuing to beat, add the eggs one at a time.

4. STEP 4

   

   Pour in vegetable oil and beat again.

5. STEP 5

   

   Sift the flour with cocoa and baking powder and pour it into the dough in parts. You may need more or less flour, so focus primarily on the consistency.

6. STEP 6

   

   You should get a fluffy, very tender, but quite thick non-flowing dough.

7. STEP 7

   

   Transfer the dough to a parchment-lined and greased baking sheet (25x30 cm) and smooth it out. I didn’t have a baking tray of that size, so I had to use a 21x31 cm pan. Therefore, the cakes turned out to be quite high.

8. STEP 8

   

   Bake the cake for about 30-40 minutes at 160°C until dry. Cool the finished cake and carefully remove from the mold. The cake turns out tender, airy and breaks easily. Cut lengthwise into two equal parts. If necessary, trim the edges with a knife.

9. STEP 9

   

   Carefully brush one half with berry jam. Cover with the second cake layer. The consistency of the jam should be quite thick. You can replace jam with soft marmalade or thick confiture. The dough is very porous and will quickly absorb less dense fillings such as jam.

10. STEP 10

    

    Cut the cakes into portioned cakes. Garnish with mint. Bon appetit!