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Bee hive cake6/23/2023 ![]() ![]() Strain the butter into the bowl of a stand mixer. Until the butter is caramel colored and smells toasty. In a small saucepan cook the butter over low heat. Line the cake pan with a parchment paper round. How to Make a Beehive Cakeįind an updated version of this recipe from my book, Zoë Bakes Cakes, below.īutter and flour an 8-inch cake pan and an 8-inch metal mixing bowl. Under the hovering marzipan bees are layers of banana cake, walnuts and honey scented buttercream. My dad’s bees were kept in a box hive, but that isn’t nearly as romantic. ![]() The shape of this cake is based on an ancient beehive called a skep, which was made of a coiled basket. Hopefully more folks like my dad will step up and continue the tradition. This beehive cake is a tribute to both the elegance and ingenuity of honeybees, which are in terrifying danger of disappearing. ![]() Sugar, in any form, didn’t exist in our house. In fact, I never knew any sweetener other than honey and maple syrup before I was about 6. Growing up we ate the precious honey he collected on everything from homemade granola to freshly baked bread. As a result of his love for bees I have always had a fondness for them and the delicious nectar they produce. He swells up like a balloon when stung, but this never deterred him, even though it seemed to happen with some regularity. His love for bees was made more complicated by the fact that he is very allergic to their sting. My dad would drive out on the weekends to tend to them. Due to a city ordinance he was not allowed to keep bees in his Edina yard and had to set them up at a friend’s house farther out of the city. He had bee hives at our home in Vermont and then drove them, full of bees to Minnesota. Up until very recently my father has been a beekeeper. ![]()
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