Add Some Sweetness To Oktoberfest With The Bee Sting Cake
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By JONATHAN KESH
Bee sting cake, or bienenstich in German, is a perfect dessert to end a hazy Oktoberfest night — and it even goes well with beer. It's complex in its overall flavor and components.
The cake is baked with yeast to create a sweet dough that's somewhat bread-like. It has a thick layer of honey-glazed almonds on top and a layer of vanilla custard in the center.
When all of it is put together, the resulting bee sting cake includes a mix of crunchy, chewy, and sticky textures with a rich, creamy filling. Its flavor is sweet but not cloying.
The history of bee sting cake is a little hazy, but it likely goes back to at least 15th-century Europe, meaning it may be older than Oktoberfest itself.
