Bienenstich
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bienenstich or "Bee sting cake" is a German dessert made of a sweet yeast dough with a baked-on topping of caramelized almonds and filled with a vanilla custard, Buttercream or cream.[1][2][3]
The cake may have earned its name from its honey topping: according to one legend, a bee was attracted to it, and the baker who invented the cake was stung.[4]
Another source cites a legend of German bakers from the 15th century who lobbed beehives at raiders from a neighboring village, successfully repelling them, and celebrated later by baking a version of this cake named after their efforts.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Recipe at gourmet.org
- ^ Recipe at grouprecipes.com
- ^ Arnold Zabert: Backen - Die neue große Schule, Zabert Sandmann, Hamburg 1985, S. 125
- ^ Bienenstich Cake in Diana's Recipe Book
- ^ Barbara Rolek's Guide to Eastern European Food at About.com,[1] and recipe.[2]
 |
This dessert-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Germany-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
