JW Marriott Marquis Dubai pastry chef Herwig Knapen shares his secret recipe for the Caramel Crunchy Cake. JW Marriott Marquis Dubai pastry chef Herwig Knapen shares his secret recipe for the Caramel Crunchy Cake.

CARAMEL CRUNCHY CAKE

JW Marriott Marquis Dubai pastry chef Herwig Knapen shares his secret recipe for the Caramel Crunchy Cake.

Honey Sponge

Ingredients:
• 3 eggs
• 240g sugar
• 115g butter
• 300g flour
• 75g walnuts
• 60g honey
• 9g baking soda
• 5ml lime juice

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Method:

• Whip the eggs and sugar until of fluffy consistency.
• Melt the butter with the honey in a saucepan.
• Fold the flour into the eggs mixture in alternation with the hot butter and honey.
• Mix the lime juice with the baking soda and pour into the above mixture.
• Sheet into trays with a thickness of 1cm and bake at 170°C for 15 minutes.

Caramel Butter Cream

Ingredients:
• 300g condensed milk
• 275g soft butter

Method:
• Simmer the condensed milk one day ahead.
• Put butter in a pastry mixer and whip until smooth and creamy.
• Slowly add the caramelised condensed milk to the butter and whip once again to a smooth caramel butter cream.
• Cut the sponge into a 20cm square and apply the butter cream in between the layer.

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