GERMAN BIENEN STICH (BEE STING CAKE)

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This is a little time consuming but to die for. Very light. One of my grandmother's recipies. Makes an awesome coffee cake. My kids love it, when I make it I always have to make double because they just devour it. I have to hide the one for guests.

Provided by Marlitt

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h30m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/2 cup cottage cheese or 1/2 cup Quark
4 tablespoons milk
4 tablespoons oil
1/4 cup sugar
1 pinch salt
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 cup sliced blanched almond
3 tablespoons custard powder
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1/2 cup unsalted butter

Steps:

  • Dough:.
  • Make sure cottage cheese is well drained then push the cottage cheese through a sieve (or in blender).
  • Blend in oil, sugar and salt (If mixture is in a blender turn it into a bowl.).
  • Mix in 1 cup flour, baking powder, and add milk.
  • Knead remaining flour into dough add a little more if necessary.
  • Grease a 20cm (8-9") springform pan and spread evenly with dough.
  • Topping:.
  • Melt butter, add sugar and stir until it dissolves.
  • Add vanilla and milk, stir in almonds.
  • Let topping cool.
  • Spread on top of dough.
  • Bake for 20 minutes at 200 deg C or 400 deg F.
  • Cool cake.
  • Filling:.
  • Blend custard powder, 1/4 cup of the milk and sugar, stirring until custard powder is dissolved.
  • Boil the remainder of the milk (3/4 cup), add to custard milk mixture stirring until thickened.
  • Cream butter and add the custard bit by bit.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and let chill in fridge.
  • Assembly:.
  • Cut the cooled cake horizontally (to make 2 layers).
  • Spread chilled custard cream on bottom half of cake (cut side up).
  • Replace the top layer, almonds on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 367.8, Fat 24.7, SaturatedFat 10.8, Cholesterol 42.7, Sodium 218.9, Carbohydrate 33.1, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 20.4, Protein 5.4

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