Bienenstich
bee sting cake (yeasted cake with caramel-almond topping and cream filling)
noun BEE-nen-shtikh Rare
Also means
bee sting (literal meaning)
Usage Note
Bienenstich is a classic German cake: a soft yeasted base topped with a caramelised honey-almond glaze (Bienenstich means 'bee sting'), filled with vanilla custard or whipped cream. It is a bakery staple found across Germany.
Examples
"Der Bienenstich vom Bäcker hat eine knusprige Mandelschicht oben."
Natural Translation
The bee sting cake from the bakery has a crunchy almond layer on top.
Literal Translation
The bee-sting-cake from the baker has a crunchy almond-layer on-top.
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