Guys, I know it’s been a while since I polled you all online about what fictional worlds you’d most like to see new recipes from. Like, a really, really long time. I’ve been mobbed with work projects, and the blog took the hit.
BUT! Witcher was the winner of those polls, and I’m so excited to present you with this spice cake recipe today! The basic outline for the recipe comes from a recipe that you can find in-game, but the proportions of that are… interesting. I’d love to give it a try, as written, one of these days, because I suspect it might be pretty cool. For the meantime, I balanced the ingredients out a little to make a more recognizable cake and added a really tasty honey cream cheese drizzle over top, just because. It’s a really moist, somewhat dense cake with rich spice and honey flavors. Definitely a welcome addition to the breakfast or teatime lineups during this frigid winter week!
Recipe for Ra’mses Gor-Thon’s Honey Spice Cake
Note: The original recipe calls for buckwheat honey, which is super dark and heavily flavored, and not liked by everyone. To be on the safe side, a more common wildflower honey will do just fine.
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup honey
- 1/2 tsp. five spice
- 1 tsp. cardamom
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 whole eggs beaten lightly
- 2 1/2 cups spelt flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
Preheat oven to 350F and lightly butter an 8″ round cake pan.
Combine the milk and honey in a small saucepan over medium heat, and warm up until just combined. Remove from heat and stir in the spices and butter. Using a hand mixer, blend in the eggs, then the remaining ingredients, beating until you have a nice smooth mixture. Transfer this into the prepared cake pan, then bake for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Let the cake cool for about 20 minutes in the pan to let the sides pull away, then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool the rest of the way. While the cake is cooling, make up the icing below.
- 2 Tbs. runny honey
- 4 Tbs. cream cheese
- ~1/2 cup powdered sugar
Using a hand mixer or an immersion blender, blend together the honey and cream cheese until completely smooth, then stir in just enough powdered sugar to get a thick consistency that can still be drizzled. Decorate the cooled cake with whatever pattern you like.
Sounds very enticing. It is winter time here, baking time! I would like to give this recipe a shot but I am not sure what your 5 spice combination consists of. Could you please provide the ingredients and measurements.
No problem! It’s Chinese five spice, and while every version is a little different, it’s basically equal parts cinnamon, ginger, anise, clove, fennel seeds, and sichuan peppercorns.
If I don’t have spelt flour, can I use all-purpose?
Definitely! It’ll probably be a little fluffier, which isn’t a bad thing.
Love the recipe! Is there any chance you could convert the ingredient measurements for those of us who don’t use US measurements please?
This should help! https://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/hints-tips/cheat-sheets/us-cups-conversion-table
For the icing you say to use “runny honey”… can I just use the same honey I use in the cake and/or any honey I prefer? Thanks– can’t wait to try!
Definitely can use the same- it just needs to be honey that hasn’t crystalized, so it still makes an icing that flows. :)