Honey Cake “Two Ways to Eat One Cake” – A New Taste Experience

By Liu Jiawen, Interview & Report

In addition to “two ways to cook one fish” and “two ways to grill one dish,” now there’s “two ways to eat one cake”! The honey cake sold at Bee Village offers two distinct ways to enjoy it. When frozen, it has a dense and smooth texture, cool and refreshing like eating ice cream. After thawing at room temperature for 10 to 20 minutes, it returns to a delicate and soft cake texture — refreshing, not overly sweet, and filled with the rich aroma of honey and eggs.

What’s the secret behind such delicious honey cake? The answer is — natural is best. Bee Village’s honey cakes are handmade using toxin-free free-range chicken eggs and 100% pure honey, with no added chemical flavorings, which results in such exceptional taste. In addition to the honey cake, the honey from Bee Village is also a must-try. Bee Village has partnered with Huisun Forest through an industry-academia collaboration by relocating beehives within the forest. Thanks to Huisun Forest’s vast pollution-free woodland and its rotation of blooming flowers throughout the seasons, the bees gather nectar from a variety of blossoms, producing forest honey rich in multiple minerals. It has a fragrant, not overly sweet taste with layered flavors, unlike the typical single-source longan honey.

Additionally, a Bee Ecology Education Hall has been established in Huisun Forest to help the public understand bee ecology and how to distinguish real honey from fake. Li Liyu, the chief advisor of the Bee Ecology Education Hall, explained that many people believe crystallized honey is fake, but actually, the opposite is true. Since honey contains monosaccharides including glucose and fructose, if the glucose content is higher than fructose and the storage temperature is below 16°C, plus the honey has low moisture content, it is prone to crystallization. Premium crystallized honey appears as fine sand or has a creamy texture. As for whether purchased honey should be refrigerated, Li Liyu said, “Refrigerating honey has three major benefits: first, it prevents ants from getting in; second, it protects the enzymes in the honey from being damaged by hot weather; third, it allows you to judge the authenticity of the honey based on whether it crystallizes. Therefore, refrigeration is recommended.”