Bienenstich IIi (German Bee Sting Cake)
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Yields:
-
1 cake
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
-
Cake layer
- 1 5⁄8 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 3⁄4 cup lukewarm milk
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 5⁄8 cup almonds, sliced
- 1 tablespoon honey
-
Pastry Cream Filling
- 2 cups milk
- 1⁄4 cup white sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 egg
- 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
- 1⁄3 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cream of tartar
directions
- Cake Layer:.
- Combine flour, yeast, 2 tablespoons sugar, salt, 3/4 cup milk, and 3 tablespoons butter.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 15 to 20 minutes. Place in a well greased bowl, and cover. Let rise in a warm place for 1 hour, or until doubled.
- Punch down the dough. Roll out to a 1/2 inch thickness. Spread into a greased 8 inch square baking pan. Cover, and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter or margarine and confectioner's sugar in a saucepan. Add almonds and 1 tablespoon milk. Remove from heat, and stir in honey. Spread evenly and carefully onto the dough. Allow dough to continue to rise for an additional 30 minutes.
- Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes, or until crust turns golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Pastry Cream Filling:.
- In a heavy saucepan, stir together the milk and 1/4 cup of sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and egg. Stir together the remaining sugar and cornstarch and then stir them into the egg until smooth.
- When the milk comes to a boil, drizzle it into the bowl in a thin stream while mixing so that you do not cook the eggs. Return the mixture to the saucepan, and slowly bring to a boil, stirring constantly so the eggs do not curdle or scorch on the bottom.
- When the mixture comes to a boil and thickens, remove from the heat. Stir in the butter and vanilla, mixing until the butter is completely blended.
- Pour into a heat-proof container and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled (at least one hour).
- Beat the whipping cream with the cream of tartar until stiff. Fold into the chilled pudding.
- Cut the cooled almond cake into 1 1/2 x 2 inch rectangles. Slice each horizontally into halves. Fill with vanilla pudding mixture, chill, and serve cold.
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