World Flavors Cookbook

Šakotis (Spit Cake)

Name: Šakotis (Spit Cake)
Cook time: 120 min
Cuisine: Lithuania
Ingredients: 50 eggs 1kg butter 1kg sugar 1kg flour 1L sour cream Lemon zest and juice

A spectacular, tree-like spit-roasted cake made from dozens of eggs, sugar, and flour.

Cuisine: Lithuania

Ingredients

50 eggs 1kg butter 1kg sugar 1kg flour 1L sour cream Lemon zest and juice

Instructions

1. This cake requires a special rotating spit over an open fire or heat source. 2. A thick batter is slowly dripped onto the rotating spit. 3. As the spit rotates, the batter drips and hardens, creating the characteristic "branches" or "spikes". 4. The process takes several hours until the cake is large and golden. 5. Once cooled, the hollow center is removed from the spit.