Bienenstich — Bee Sting Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 packet instant yeast
• 0.5 cup sugar
• 0.5 cup warm milk
• 0.25 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 0.25 cup honey
• 2 cups pastry cream (vanilla pudding)

Instructions

1. 1

   Make yeast dough: combine flour, yeast, sugar, milk, butter, and eggs. Knead and let rise 1 hour.

2. 2

   Press dough into a greased 26cm springform pan.

3. 3

   Melt butter and honey, toss with almonds. Spread on top of dough.

4. 4

   Bake at 180°C for 25-30 minutes until almond top is golden.

5. 5

   Cool completely. Slice horizontally, fill with pastry cream, reassemble.