A Berliner is a German filled doughnut — a round of yeasted dough, deep-fried until golden, injected with jam and dusted with powdered sugar or coated in a thin glaze. The dough is enriched with eggs and butter, giving it a tender, slightly springy crumb that holds up to the filling without becoming soggy. Plum […]

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Bienenstich — “bee sting cake” in German — is a yeasted cake topped with a caramelized honey and almond crust, split horizontally and filled with a thick vanilla custard or pastry cream. The top is the thing that defines it: the honey-almond mixture bakes into a brittle, amber-colored layer that shatters when you cut through […]

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