Bee- Sting

[fundj&e]

i am free when ever u are 

[maddy]

Thanks so much chookie  .......it's funny.....I hate honey, but love bee stings....go figure 
Look forward to these!

[CreamPuff63]

I don't think that I have ever had a bee sting before, but love the idea of a sweet bun with custard. Thanks for the recipe chookie 

[Frozzie]

Never heard of a bee sting.. So why is it called a bee sting???

Recipes looks interesting.. Thx chookie

[em]

oh my! i actually was just thinking the other day, i wonder how hard it would be  to make beestings.  there you go chookie to the rescue lol.  wow these look amazing, will have to have a go at these soon. thanks chookie!

[Bonsai]

Quoting from Wikipedia:

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]

[achookwoman]

Bonsai,  thanks for that,  very interesting.  Anni Smithers, whose recipe I have adapted was actually stung by the bees in her new hive.  She says that these bun are much nicer than that experience.

[Frozzie]

Thanks for the answers guys 😊😊

[JulieO]

Okay, the buns are out the oven and look great. Have put them on a rack to cool.  Thought I'd check the custard, it's really cold, but very runny.  I even added a bit more cornflour and less milk like you advised, so I tipped it into a non-stick saucepan and whisked it over med-high heat and in no time it had thickened up really well.  Have now put it back into a bowl and put in the fridge to chill. Just got to wait now to fill.    

[fundj&e]

i cant wait i see the photos julie 

[achookwoman]

i cant wait i see the photos julie 

Me too.

[Frozzie]

Me three 😊

[Cornish Cream]

Me four

[trudy]

Me five!!!

[JulieO]

Ha LOL, you lot!  

After thickening the custard on the stove top and chilling, I found it was too thick    Wouldn't pipe into the buns, so I ended up cutting them in half and spreading the custard on that way.  The problem was that I lost some of the custard with fiddling around with it too much, and found there wasn't enough to give a good coating so we found them a little dry, would have been fine with more custard.  

This is totally my fault, I really need to make them again I think.  Also I would just cook and thicken the custard in a saucepan, it wouldn't take long and I could stop when thick enough IYKWIM.

I did enjoy making them though. Thanks Chookie.