Honey Bee Cake

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Extremely easy to make. Plate presentation was superb. Chill but serve slightly chilled with creme.

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I call shenanigans! I have made this cake 4 times and each time it completely collapses in the center while in the oven during the second half of the cook time. I went to the internet for help and have tried a number of things to keep that thing plump in the middle and all to no avail! I'm so frustrated I'm just going to make the glaze and put it on some cake made from a boxed mix. Gross but I am out of options and patience. I gave this 2 stars because I tried the salvageable remains of this cake and it was pretty damn tasty. If anyone else has experienced this or can help me, please feel free to post!!

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Easy recipe. Taste is a bit unqiue (especially if you are new to eating honey based desserts.

Even though the cake was super moist, it causes the fudge brownie NEED MILK response which is not a bad thing, but should give you an idea of how decadent this dessert is.

Next time I plan to add more chocolate to the recipe.

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I liked this cake very much...I would like to make it for my daughters shower. I was wondering is anyone would know if I could just make the cake and freeze it with out the frosting to make ahead. I would need at least two cakes and would like to make it and freeze it....let me know what I can do to freeze it for about a week.

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Great fun for the kids. Easy to use for High School Mascot cakes.

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This is a delicious and easier to prepare Cake than at first Blush may appear. Very Appealing and Truly lovely.especially taking Time to make the marzipan "Bees".

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I baked mine for an hour and I wish that I had taken it out a few minutes earlier. It was still moist, but I think it could have been a little more so. The cake had a slightly hard top and looked dry when I cut into it, but it was not dry at all. I kept the leftover glaze in a dish to drizzle over individual pieces. I made pink daisies and blue tulips out of marzipan to put on the cake and placed the bees on them. I didn't want to look like bees had smashed into the cake. I made pieces while the cake baked to be time efficient and just melted a little dark chocolate to stripe the bees. This worked well since the chocolate dried and I could easily pick up the bees without messing them up. What I like best about this recipe is that it's kind of a new twist on a chocolate cake. The honey plus chocolate flavor is different, but not so different that most people will still like it. I will definitely make this cake again :

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I'm telling you! This cake is so so good! My whole family loved it. It is definitely a cake I'll be making again. I had a little trouble with my springform pan so I used a heart shapped pan instead and it turned out great. I think it would also be a good cake to make into an ice cream cake.

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The actual cake is to die for. It is moist and dense, but has a wonderful crust on the top and sides. My husband bought raw organic honey that had a very strong flavor that made the topping undesirable - my fault not the recipes. My sons and I just lifted it off and ate the yummy cake on its own. Will make again and buy clover honey and I know the topping will be delicious. Sadly we went to three stores and could not find marzipan, so no bees for me.

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LOVED making this cake! Best part was creating the little bees : I had the cake in for 50 minutes, cake tester came out clean so I took it out then. I'm not sure why it cracked in the middle though....the frosting seeped through the cracks, making it even more delicious anyway! Thank you Nigella!