I had a really harried day yesterday (and I think I was getting sick, but didn’t realize that was why I was so exhausted), so when Eliana came over to help with shipping things, I also asked her to bake a cake for me that I wanted to test for the Patreon boxes.
She did great — I think I took it out a little early, it could have used more browning. But mostly, I’m confused because you’re supposed to soak it in honey syrup, and I only used half the amount the recipe called for and it was THOROUGHLY soaked. I’m not sure if I did something wrong, but the end result was pretty tasty, so that’s something.
This batch was a practice batch (that I put out at Kavi’s Halloween party) — I think I’ll modify it some for the Patreon boxes. So I’d really like to know what was going on with the honey before I attempt it again — none of the comments on the recipe mention too much honey syrup as an issue.
It’s all a little mild for me too — when I make it next, I think it’s getting a kick of ginger, more cardamom, a touch of black pepper — and probably less sugar in the cake. Original recipe in comments.