I knew this would be a tough recipe to get, but I had no idea how tough. The Witcher – Nightmare of the Wolf is a gritty anime that  is supposed to explain how Vesemir (Geralt’s mentor) became the world weary man we know him to be. The world he lives in is rough and filled not just with peril, but with comforts that are costly. Young Vesemir leans early that some creature comforts are worth risk, and honey cakes are his ambrosia.  What made this recipe hard was balancing what you see as a perfect yellow cake, with what I understand as the limitations of ingredients on the Continent. The first honey cake he steals from a market looks like street vendor food.

Honey cakes are uniquely simple by nature, but they can also be dry and tasteless if you aren’t careful. BAKING TIMES AND TEMPS ARE IMPORTANT!  We made this recipe numerous times with changes to the batter, amounts of ingredients and cooking temps. It took many tries to hit on something soft, moist and with flavor that wasn’t just a sweet cake biscuit. Once we got the right recipe in place, the cake was gone in a few hours.

We think even the Countess would offer this recipe to her orphans.

Honey Cakes - The Witcher - Nightmare of the Wolf Recipe

September 12, 2022

by Cinema Chef

Persons

8

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

1 hour

Wait Time

1 hour

Total Time

1 hour, 15 minutes

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Ingredients

• 2 cups of flour + a little extra (see instructions)
• 1 tsp of course salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2 sticks of butter (unsalted and softened to room temperature)
• 3 eggs beaten
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 3/4 cup of sour cream
• 1 full cup of honey
• butter non-stick spray

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Use parchment paper to line a round baking tin and spray liberally with non-stick cooking spray.
3. Sift dry ingredients together and set aside
4. Beat 3 eggs and set aside.
5. Mix the honey and softened butter together until it is well incorporated.
6. Add vanilla
7. Add beaten eggs a little at a time
8. After mixing, add dry ingredients. The batter should be creamy but not too runny. Add (a tablespoon at a time) extra flour if your mixture is too runny.
9. Fold in sour cream
10. Pour into pan mold
11. OPTIONAL - Add 3 - 4 tablespoons of honey after pouring 1/4 of the cake mix into the pan. You'll get honey "spots" the way you see it in The Witcher - Nightmare of the Wolf.
12. Bake for 40 mins at 350 and then lower the oven temp to 325 and cook for an additional 15 -20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. (A little sticky is okay) DON'T OVERCOOK!

Notes

This was a really difficult recipe to get "just right". Most honey cake recipes are too dry and honestly the texture is a big turn off. It is easy to overbake this recipe, but after playing with the basic recipe for honey cakes, we discovered that extra butter, and more sour cream was the winning combination and didn't end up being dry. To get the honey pockets in the bread the way you see them in the show, you have to add some honey into the batter in increments.
NOTE: We also used lemon extract and lemon zest to one cake (eliminating the vanilla) and it made a bright citrus flavor honey cake.
NOTE #2: Honey choices: Use a wildflower honey or something other than clover honey. We used Macadamia Nut Blossom honey and it created a fragrant, slightly bolder, honey taste.

Cuisine Traditional

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