Before the pitch fork, yes many vegans say honey isn't vegan aaaannddd, since this is my vegan version, it is not using honey but rather maple syrup. However, since this dessert is called Honey Cake and is of Hungary origin, I don't want to change it to Maple Syrup Cake :-D

There are vegan honey out there btw, should you want to use honey instead maple syrup :)

Step 1: Dough Ingredients and How To

Dough, makes 4 thin layers:

150 g sugar
2 tbsp maple syrup
50 ml almond milk, unsweetened
1/2 tsp cocoa powder
100 g vegan margarine
1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed soaked in 3 tbsp water, let stand for 5 mins til thicken)
1/4 tsp baking soda
450 g flour

Method:

Mix dry ingredients in a bowl, make a well in center
Pour in wet ingredients and knead
Let dough rest while making filling
Preheat oven to 350 F
Divide dough into 4 portions and roll them super thin and place on separate parchment paper/aluminum foil lined baking sheets
Bake each layer one at a time for @ 6 minutes Cool on rack

Step 2: Cream Filling Ingredients and How To

While resting dough, you can start making the filling.

Ingredients:

500 ml almond milk
2 envelopes of vanilla sugar (such as from dr oetker)
100 g semolina
200 g icing sugar
100 g vegan margarine

Method:

Bring everything (but margarine) to boil, cook until thickened, then take off from heat.
Stir in margarine to melt and combined nicely
Let cool to room temperature

Once cake layer are baked and cooled, cream filling is ready and cooled as well, prepare chocolate glaze (see the following step)

Once chocolate glaze is prepared, start stacking and layering cake layer and cream filling

Take one layer, top with cream filling. Lay another layer on top of the cream filling, and spread cream filling again. Do this one more time with the third layer and filling, then lay the last layer on the very top.