Bee Sting Cake

Name: Bee Sting Cake
Ingredients: 2 1/4 teaspoons (or 1 1/4-ounce package) instant yeast (; active dry) (also sold as rapid rise or bread machine yeast); 3/4 cup whole milk, ideally at room temperature; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon table salt; 2 large eggs, ideally at room temperature; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold is fine; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 3 tablespoons honey; 2 tablespoons heavy cream; 1 1/2 cups (4 3/4 ounces) sliced almonds; Two pinches of sea salt; 1 cup whole milk; Seeds from 1/4 to 1/2 vanilla bean, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 3 large egg yolks; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour or cornstarch [updated]; 2 pinches sea salt; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold is fine

Nobody could mistake me for a person who moves quickly. I “run” at a treadmill speed that would never catch a thief, and barely these days, a preschooler on the loose. It took us 3.5 years, until two weeks ago, in fact, to finally put the kid’s toys away. We’ve been “redecorating” the living room for the better part of a year — we’ll probably put the pictures back up in a week or six; please, don’t rush us. Thus, it should surprise nobody that it’s taken me nearly four years to conquer the cake you see here, which sounds even worse if you consider that it was a special request from my own mother, as this was her favorite growing up.

By smittenkitchen · From Open Recipes · 21 ingredients

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Why it works: Bread and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,232 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Bee Sting Cake

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

967Calories

28 gProtein

32 gFat

139 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Seed	not in our table	0
Bean	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By smittenkitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,232 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Milk + honeytop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,336 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

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