Samin Nosrat’s Russian Honey Icebox Cake: Maximum Reward, Minimal Effort

One of the most amazing cakes I’ve ever made, let alone tasted, is Michelle Polzine’s Russian Honey Cake! And while all the work that went into those many, many layers was absolutely worth it, it’s definitely a cake I’ll only repeat for a VERY special occasion. So when I opened Samin Nosrat’s “Good Things” and saw she adapted those flavors into a much simpler Russian Honey Icebox Cake, it was immediately added to my summer must-make recipe list. Rather than the semi-tedious (for me) process of baking 12 impressively thin layers of cinnamon-honey sponge, Samin makes the genius swap of store-bought graham crackers. They are layered with a burnt honey dulce de leche cream, then refrigerated overnight. Don’t freeze it like I mistakenly did …, although after a thaw was just a delicious. Nothing will ever beat the original, but the effort-to-reward ratio makes this a version I’ll have on repeat. It captures everything I loved about the original while saving me hours of my life. Book: Good…