Eat like a German - German Recipe:
Bienenstich

Bienenstich
[ source: Wikipedia]

Serves: 8 servings

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Bienenstich or Bee sting cake is a Bavarian dessert made of a sweet bread (with or without yeast) with a baked-on topping of honeyed almonds and filled with a vanilla custard.

One source recites a legend of Bavarian bakers from the 1400s who lobbed beehives at marauders, successfully repelling them, and celebrated later with this cake named for their efforts.

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Ingredients:

Bienenstich cake mixture

• 1 3/4 c. sifted all-purpose flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 8 Tbsp. (1 stick) of real butter
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, unbeaten
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 6 Tbsp. whole milk

Almond topping mixture:

• 1/2 cup slivered blanched almonds
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp.) butter
• 1 Tbsp. milk or cream

Filling mixture:

• 2 and 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
• 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp. almond extract
• 3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
• a pinch of salt

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 375° F. Grease and flour a 9" spring form pan. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cream the butter until fluffy, add sugar gradually, beating until light. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Add dry ingredients 1/3rd at a time alternating with the 6 tablespoons of milk. Stir only enough to blend thoroughly. Pour into the spring form pan.

The topping: Heat together almonds, sugar, butter and milk or cream until the sugar dissolves. Pat a spoonful of flour over the top of the cake batter using the back of a spoon. Pour the almond mixture evenly over the batter. Bake 25 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool cake while preparing filling.

The filling: Combine sugar, cornstarch and egg yolks in the top of a double boiler. Separately heat milk to scalding, slowly pour over egg yolk mixture, stirring constantly and quickly with a whisk. Place over hot water, cook stirring constantly until smooth and thick. DO NOT ALLOW TO BOIL. Stir in almond extract. Beat egg whites, adding the salt, until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into the yolk mixture. Place a piece of wax paper over the top and chill.

Putting it all together: When the cake has cooled, slice in half crossways to make two layers. Place bottom layer cut side up on cake plate. Spread with filling. Top with the second layer with the almond glazed side up. Refrigerate until time to serve.

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