Bee Hive And Honeycomb Cake: How To Make Them?

You want to surprise your child with a superb birthday cake or, quite simply, prepare an original dessert for your family celebration, but what are you missing? So, don't worry because Deavita is always by your side to give you several creative decoration ideas inspired by bees. Yes, it is in particular the bee hive cake in all its variations! In addition, we will reveal to you the exceptional recipe showing how to master the creation of the famous honeycomb effect. If you think this one is more for professional chefs, think again!

Super cute bee hive cake to make for your kid's party

Nothing like an apricot bee hive cake to amaze your child and all his guests. Besides being a perfect idea for birthdays in spring or summer, this creative delight surprises us with its extraordinary combination of apricot jam and soft butter and honey frosting. Here are the necessary ingredients:

For the 4 basic cookies:

• 3 cups of cake flour
• 1 tablespoon of baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup of honey
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1-1 / 4 cups granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs

For the honey buttercream:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 100 g cream cheese, softened
• 3-1 / 2 to 4 cups icing sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• Yellow food coloring gel

For the assembly of the bee hive cake:

1/2 cup apricot jam

For the 6 marzipan bees:

• 200 g of marzipan
• Rolling pin
• Peeling knife
• Pastry bag (piping tip)
• Fine brush
• Yellow food coloring gel
• Black gel food coloring

Preparation of basic cookies:

1. Preheat the oven to 170 ° C. Grease and flour four 15 cm cake tins and set aside.
2. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
3. Mix the milk and honey.
4. In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip the butter on medium speed until smooth.
5. Then add the sugar and beat for about 3 minutes.
6. Set to low speed and start incorporating the eggs, one at a time.
7. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl well.
8. Set the mixer again to low speed, add ½ of the flour mixture to the bowl as well as the milk and honey mixture.
9. Then add the rest of the flour mixture and beat until well blended.
10. Distribute the dough evenly among the four molds and bake for 25 minutes.
11. Let cool 10-15 minutes before removing the cookies from their molds.

Instructions for preparing honey buttercream:

1. Place the butter and cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer and whisk until smooth.
2. While whisking, gradually incorporate the sugar, honey and vanilla.
3. Continue to mix until the cream is foamy.
4. Then add food coloring until the desired shade is achieved.
5. Cover with cling film and set aside.

To assemble the bee hive cake:

1. After the cookies have cooled completely, cut them so that each layer becomes flat.
2. Pour a little buttercream into the pastry bag and set aside.
3. Place the bottom layer on a cake plate.
4. Using the pastry bag, create a “ring” of buttercream around the top edge of the cookie. Then fill with about 1/3 cup of apricot jam.
5. Then, drop the other base cookie and repeat the same process.
6. Create a “double ring” of buttercream on the third base cookie and then fill with about ¼ cup of apricot jam.
7. Use the excess buttercream in the pastry bag to mask the empty spaces between the layers of the bee hive cake. Smooth out well using an angled spatula.
8. Refrigerate for about 15 minutes.
9. Once the cream has cooled, take a serrated knife to modulate the beehive-shaped cake.
10. Once the cake is sculpted, perform the underlay: arrange a thin layer of honey buttercream around the cake, smooth with the spatula and refrigerate for about 10-15 minutes.
11. Place the bee hive cake on a turntable.
12. Then, freeze it entirely with butter cream and tackle the smoothing! To do this, firmly position a cake straightener (keeping it parallel to the cake) on the pan and start to slowly turn the latter to achieve the perfect smoothing. Repeat this step until you are satisfied with the result.

Concoct the bees:

1. Start by coloring 85 g of marzipan yellow and 30-60 g black. Divide the yellow one into 6 small balls and shape the bodies of the bees.
2. Use the end of the thin brush to create an "opening" for the eyes and the tip of the pastry bag to shape a smile.
3. Spread the black marzipan on your work surface, forming a layer 3 cm thick.
4. Then cut thin strips and wrap them around the bodies of the bees just as shown in the pictures.

1. Spread the uncolored marzipan and cut two circles to modulate the bees' wings.
2. To create the eyes, roll two small marzipan balls, fix them in the "openings" and color their centers with black food coloring. Once everything is well dried, place the honey flies on your bee hive cake and that's it!

Honeycomb-style bee hive cake

The second recipe that we will reveal to you represents a very creative variation of the bee hive cake as is. This is a honeycomb-style treat that you only need bubble wrap to create. As for the decoration, you have many options: edible flowers, sugar bees and so on. And here are the necessary ingredients:

For the chocolate bee hive cake:

• 1 ½ cup of flour
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• ½ teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• ¾ cup butter, softened at room temperature
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• ¾ cup sour cream, room temperature
• 3 cups buttercream, colored yellow

For the honeycomb:

• 2 cups of yellow candy melts
• 60 cm of bubble wrap

Preparation of the honeycomb-style bee hive cake:

1. First, start with the preparation of the basic chocolate cookies. To do this, preheat the oven to 170 ° C, spray two cake pans (15 cm) with cooking spray and line them with baking paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cocoa. Then add the butter, eggs and vanilla and beat with a whisk. Stir in the sour cream. Then divide the dough into the molds and bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove the cakes from the pans and let them cool completely.
3. Once the base cookies have cooled, divide each in half to create four sponge cake in total. Then place a cookie on a turntable, spread a little icing on it and smooth well. Repeat with the remaining layers. Finally, cover the entire cake with frosting and refrigerate.
4. To achieve the honeycomb effect, first prepare the bubble wrap so that it is 3 cm higher than the bee hive cake. Unroll the paper and lay it on the work surface with the bubbles facing up.
5. Melt the candy melts and gently and evenly spread the preparation over the entire surface of the bubble wrap. Let the chocolate sit at room temperature.
6. Remove the bee hive cake from the fridge. Carefully wrap the chocolate bubble wrap around the cake and then peel it off slowly.

Here are the two main recipes showing how to make a superb bee hive cake! And as you can see, there is nothing complicated. Read on and discover several decorating ideas that you can easily recreate at home.