Danutės Šakotis — Lithuanian Tree Cake

Baked layer by layer on a turning spit, as it has been in Lithuania for almost a century

LITHUANIA   ·   DANUTĖS ŠAKOTIS   ·   APPROX. 600 G

What it is

Šakotis is Lithuania's celebration cake. A batter of eggs, butter and flour is poured over a spit turning above an open fire, one thin layer at a time, and the drips set into the spiky branches that give it its name — šakotis means "branched". Cut across, it shows rings like a tree trunk, which is why it is called Tree Cake, and why its German cousin is Baumkuchen. This is the classic recipe from Danutės Šakotis, a family bakery that has been baking šakotis for almost a hundred years.

Rich and only lightly sweet, with a crisp tip on every branch and a close, tender crumb inside. Stand it upright and break off the branches, or slice it into rounds across the trunk — with tea or coffee. Each cake is baked by hand, so it is sold by weight: expect around 600 g.

Ingredients

Premium wheat flour, eggs, sugar, butter (82% fat), margarine (vegetable oils: palm, rapeseed, sunflower; emulsifiers: soya lecithin, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids; flavourings; acidity regulator: citric acid), sour milk, sour cream (30% fat), flavourings.

Per the manufacturer's specification for its classic šakotis — check the pack for the exact list, recipe may vary by batch.

Nutrition (per 100 g)

Per manufacturer — actual values on pack.

Allergens & storage

Contains: wheat (gluten), eggs, milk, soya.

Store in a dry place at +10 °C to +26 °C. Best within 2 months of baking; once opened, keep it wrapped so the branches stay crisp.

Net weight: approx. 600 g (sold by weight)  ·  Baked by: Danutės Šakotis, Lithuania

A cake built one layer at a time — worth eating slowly.