
Bienenstich Cake (German Bee Sting Cake)
Bienenstich cake for 4 servings, with auto-scaling for easy baking at home.
Instructions
- 1
Bloom yeast with warm milk and 1 tsp sugar for 5 minutes.
- 2
Mix flour, remaining sugar, 1 egg, 40 g butter, and yeast milk, then knead for 10 minutes.
- 3
Cover and proof for 60 minutes in a warm place until doubled.
- 4
Melt 50 g butter, 20 g sugar, and 40 ml cream, then stir in almonds for topping.
- 5
Spread dough in a round pan, add almond topping, and bake at 180°C for 25–30 minutes; cool completely.
- 6
Whip remaining cream and fill between the horizontally sliced cake layers.
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