Bienenstich

Bienenstich or bee sting cake is a German dessert made of a sweet yeast dough with a baked-on topping of caramelized almonds and filled with a vanilla custard, buttercream or cream, and cherries.[1][2]

Bienenstich
Alternative namesBee sting cake
CourseDessert
Place of originGermany
Main ingredientsYeast dough, almonds, vanilla custard, buttercream or cream

One source for the origin of bienenstich cites a legend of German bakers from the 15th century who lobbed beehives at raiders from a neighboring village, successfully repelling them, and celebrated later by baking a version of this cake named after their efforts.[3]

The basis is a sweet yeast dough, which is rolled out finger-thick on a baking tray. On it, before baking, a roasting mass of boiled sugar or honey, fat, cream and sliced almonds is applied. The mass is applied relatively hot, otherwise it will not be spreadable. After baking and cooling, the pastry is divided horizontally.

See also

Notes
  1. "Bienenstich Bee Sting Cake Recipe". Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. Arnold Zabert: Backen - Die neue große Schule, Zabert Sandmann, Hamburg 1985, S. 125
  3. Barbara Rolek's Guide to Eastern European Food at About.com, and recipe.


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