Bees!

A while back I'd seen this recipe for 'Bienenstich' cake, a traditional German cake that translates as Beesting cake. It sounded interesting and I wanted to give it a try, so had a go for my Dad's birthday.

Bienenstich is a yeasty cake, that needs rising time and doesn't have much sugar but does have an amazing honey and almond topping. I was pretty nervous as it was made quite differently to your average Victoria sponge, but the results were better than expected although I did have a little trouble with the filling.

Bee's my own addition (guess which one is Jimmy's!)