Description
Bee Sting Cake, also known as German Bienenstich, is a delicious dessert featuring a tender yeast dough filled with a creamy vanilla pudding layer and topped with a honey almond glaze. This recipe combines the richness of butter and almonds with the sweetness of honey for a truly delightful treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Dough:
- 2¼ Cups All-Purpose Flour (270 grams)
- 3 Tablespoons Sugar or Zero-Calorie Monk Fruit (36 grams)
- 2¼ Teaspoons Instant Yeast (7 grams) (1 packet)
- ½ Teaspoon Salt (2 grams)
- 2 Large Eggs at Room Temperature
- ¼ Cup Unsalted Butter, Melted (57 grams)
- ¼ Cup Warm Milk (57 grams)
Honey Almond Glaze:
- ¼ Cup Butter (57 grams)
- 3½ Tablespoons Honey (63 grams)
- 1½ Cups Sliced Almonds (135 grams)
Creamy Vanilla Pudding Filling:
- 2 Teaspoons Unflavored Gelatin Powder (5 grams)
- 2 Tablespoons Water (24 grams)
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream (237 ml)
- 1 Ounce Instant (Sugarfree) Vanilla Pudding Mix (28 grams)(Small Box)
- 1½ Cups Milk, Lowfat, or Whole (354 ml)
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla (4 grams)
Instructions
- The Dough: Combine flour, sugar or monk fruit, instant yeast, salt. Add eggs, melted butter, warm milk, knead until smooth. Let rise.
- The Honey Almond Glaze: Melt butter, mix in almonds and honey. Spread over cake and bake.
- The Creamy Vanilla Pudding Filling: Combine gelatin with water, whip cream, mix pudding and milk, add gelatin and vanilla, fold in whipped cream.
- Assemble the Bee Sting Cake: Slice cake, add pudding layer, top with second layer. Refrigerate before serving.
Notes
- You can customize the sweetness by adjusting the amount of honey or sugar used in the glaze.
- For a nut-free version, you can omit the sliced almonds or replace them with seeds like pumpkin or sunflower.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: German
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of cake)
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: Bee Sting Cake, Bienenstich, German cake recipe, honey almond cake, creamy pudding filling
