The honey bars are great individual-sized desserts that can be made ahead of time – perfect for parties.
Soft and moist honey cake bars dipped in a rich chocolate ganache and covered in graham cracker crumbs. They are so easy and quick to make and really good to serve at potlucks or parties. If you enjoy these Palochki, try our Poppyseed Cake Bars.
how to make zakarpatski palochki-
Cover two 9″x13″ baking pans with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 355°F.
Prepare Cake– Beat together eggs and sugar for about 5 minutes on high speed. Combine vinegar and baking soda then add to the eggs. with the sour cream and honey, and mix. Add in the flour and fold in with a spatula. Bake Cake– Bake 15-18 minutes, until golden in color. Set cakes aside to cool. Prepare Crumbs– With a blender, crush the crackers and wafers until really fine. Place in a large bowl. Prepare the Chocolate– In a saucepan, add butter and melt. Combine together cocoa and sugar. Add to the melted butter and stir to combine. Pour in the milk and turn off the heat. Stir vigorously until sugar is completely melted.
Assemble Bars: Cut the cakes into bars or squares. Dip the bars into the cooled chocolate. Then fully coat the chocolate-dipped bars into the crackers.
I hope you give these Russian mini desserts a try and love them as much as we do! So easy to make and SO delicious.
INDIVIDUAL-SIZED DESSERTS:
Pastry Triangles– Puff pastry triangles with a dulce de leche. Sweet Crunch Bites– For those that like walnuts. Truffle Cookie Kisses– Butter cookies in cocoa. Russian Korzinki– Mini tarts with a sweet filling.
