Bee sting cake

I've seen photos of this cake on Pinterest and Instagram for years and was always curious about it. It's a very eye catching cake and the recipe is so different. It looks like a cake but is a yeast dough, but it's not "bread". I had added it to my "must try" list a long time ago but never got around to it until just recently. Our mom was reading a novel (forgive me, I can't remember the title of it!) in which the author included recipes among the pages. A bee sting cake was one of the…

My Bienenstich recipe is an easy version of the traditional "German Bee Sting Cake". Sweet, chewy, nutty top and creamy filling. Yummy!

Want to make a delicious Bienenstich? German Bee Sting Cake - with its crunchy almonds on top and a creamy filling - is quite easy to make!

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Discover how to make an authentic German Bee Sting Cake (Bienenstich Kuchen) with a light yeast dough, creamy vanilla filling, and honey almond topping. A classic dessert perfect for Kaffee und Kuchen!

I think that most of us love this kind of bread. Besides the fluffiness, Bee sting cake (Bienenstich) is sweet and rich with almond toffee topping and pastry cream. Bee sting cake (Bienenstich) is a traditional German dessert made from sweet and soft bread (brioche-style) topped with sweet almond toffee and filled with pastry cream or pudding. Well, there are many versions of the beginning of the name. But I like the one that said that a bee was attracted to the sweet honey topping, this…

This traditional German Bee Sting Cake (Bienenstich) filled with vanilla custard and topped with sticky almond brittle is heaven on a plate!

Crunchy, honey-flavored almond topping, creamy vanilla filling, and two delicious yeast cake layers make this German favorite absolutely wunderbar!

The bee sting cake, or bienenstich, may look daunting, but it's well worth the effort. Take the steps one at a time and you'll be surprised how easy it is to make. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen