nothing better than a BeeSting!

I made something for work today that I used to make in the Ferndale Bakery all the time.
It's a traditional German coffee cake called Bienen Stich which means Bee Sting in English.
This is a coffee cake but it is made out of a raised sweet dough.  In fact you can use the same recipe that I made the Easter Bunny buns out of in my earlier post.

You gotta try this!  It is one of the most delicious coffee cakes I have ever made.

I will put the recipe for the topping on this post but you have to promise me that you will try making it! 

Excellent for a family gathering or to bring to a party or whatever.

The recipe will be for the topping and fillings only as you can get the recipe for the dough in my Easter Bunny post.


Topping:
2 oz butter
1 oz sugar
1 oz honey
3/4 oz milk
2-1/2 oz thin sliced almonds

cook on the stove until slightly golden and thickened
spread onto the Sweet dough (12 to 14 oz of dough in an 8" cake pan already risen)
bake until beautifully golden brown on the top in a 350* oven.  Take care not to burn it as this can happen easily with a sweet concoction such as this.
Allow to cool and cut in half like a cake layer.
cut the top half into wedges like a pie. I do about 6 to 8 slices.
fill bottom half with a mixture of stiff whipped whipping creme and vanilla creme pudding ,  50/50 folded
together.
lay the top pieces onto the bottom and with a sharp knife cut through each piece.
Savor the joy of a good cup of coffee with a slice of this heavenly "Bee Sting" if you know what I mean.