Piernik (Polish honey cake)

Piernik (Polish honey cake)

4.8 36 rating

Prep. 20min

Total 2 h 50min

12 portions

Ingredients

Christmas spice mix

cinnamon quills
3
star anise
3
ground allspice
1 tsp
whole black peppercorns
1 tsp
whole cloves
1 tsp
coriander seeds
¾ tsp
caraway seeds
¼ tsp
ground nutmeg
3 tsp
ground ginger
3 tsp
ground cardamom
2 ½ tsp

Piernik

dried pitted prunes cut into pieces (see Tips)
250 g
walnuts cut into pieces
50 g
plain flour plus 1 extra tablespoon
300 g
unsalted butter plus extra for greasing
140 g
honey
150 g
brown sugar
150 g
eggs
2
Greek-style natural yoghurt
120 g
jam of choice
80 g
grapeseed oil
2 tbsp
bicarbonate of soda
1 ½ tsp
cocoa powder
2 tsp

Ganache

dark chocolate broken into pieces
100 g
pouring (whipping) cream
80 g

Difficulty

easy

Nutrition per 1 portion

Sodium 193.6 mg

Protein 6.8 g

Calories 2009.3 kJ / 478.4 kcal

Fat 24 g

Fibre 3.8 g

Saturated Fat 11.6 g

Carbohydrates 58.9 g

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