Bee hive (wasp nest) mould closing

The mould for bee hives is ideal for making the traditional Czech sweet - bee hives or wasp nests. To prevent the dough from sticking to the mould, and for easy release, coat each bit of dough lightly in icing sugar and then you will not have to grease or dust the mould with flour. When you place the sugar-coated bit of dough into the mould, you will press it into the shape and then open the mould and take the shape out.  

Recipe for bee hives:

Ingredients for bee hives:

• 1 packet of sponge biscuits
• 100 g sugar (icing)
• 60 g butter
• 2 tbsp milk
• 2 tbsp rum
• 2 tbsp cocoa
• sponge biscuit for bee hive bases
• 2 tbsp nuts (ground)

Ingredients for buttercream filling: 

• 100 g butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 100 g sugar
• tbsp rum
• add cocoa to taste to make dark-colour buttercream filling.

Instructions: 
Ground the sponge biscuits, add all the other ingredients and make the dough, and leave to set in a cool place. Press bits of the dough into the mould for bee hives. Then make a hole in the middle of the bee hive, and fill it with the buttercream filling, and place a sponge biscuits to the base of the bee hive (or you can you a Linzer biscuit base, you have baked beforehand). When the bee hive sweet is finished, open the mould to release the shape, place on a level surface, a rolling board is best, and leave in the fridge to set hard. To prevent the dough from sticking to the mould, and for easy release, coat each bit of dough lightly in icing sugar and then you will not have to grease or dust the mould with flour. When you place the sugar-coated bit of dough into the mould, you will press it into the shape and then open the mould and take the shape out.  

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