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Becoming a #HoneySavior benefits both humans and bees, with honey bees pollinating 35% of the food we eat every year. Bees also play a vital role in balancing Earth’s delicate ecosystem while supporting biodiversity by influencing food sources for countless species. We all need honey bees as much as they need us!
To celebrate this oh-so-sweet, human-bee partnership and National Honey Bee Day on August 20th, we asked the “Diva of Desserts” and author of The Cake Bible, Rose Levy Beranbaum, for her favorite honey-themed recipe: Golden Honey Buttercream.
Thank you, Rose, for sharing your recipe and being a #HoneySavior!
Golden Honey Buttercream by Rose Levy Beranbaum
I created this buttercream for The Cake Bible, which is now going into its 54th printing. The honey contributes a delicious flavor to the silky smooth texture and it is easy to make. Using honey instead of a traditional sugar syrup means not having to use a thermometer provided that the honey is heated to a full rolling boil (the entire surface needs to have bubbles). Also, it is essential that the syrup be completely cool to the touch before adding the butter.
Makes: 3-3/4 cups—enough to fill and frost a two-layer 9-inch cake
INGREDIENTS | MEASUREMENTS | WEIGHT | |
room temperature
|
volume | ounces | grams |
6 to 9 large egg yolks (see Note) |
7 tablespoons
(3.5 fluid ounces) |
4 ounces | 112 grams |
honey |
1/3 cup
(84 ml) |
4 ounces | 112 grams |
unsalted butter, softened |
16 tablespoons
(2 sticks) |
8 ounces | 227 grams |
PREPARATION
Have ready near the cooktop a 1-cup glass measure with a spout, lightly coated with nonstick cooking spray.
DIRECTIONS
Note: The proportion of egg yolk to egg white varies greatly so it is important to weigh or measure the yolks to ensure that there is enough.
Enjoy!
Want more wonderful recipes from the “Diva of Desserts?” Visit RealBakingwithRose.com and follow Rose on Instagram (@realbakingwithrose), Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
Faramacy Beauty is fighting to save bees by donating $1 for every bottle of Honey Potion sold to City Growers, a nonprofit that engages city kids in active learning about where food comes from — including the importance of bees, pollination and the production of honey.
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