Sakotis Bundt Cake

Preparation info
  • Serves

    10-12

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Amber & Rye: A Baltic food journey

By Zuza Zak

Published 2021

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When cooked in the traditional way, on a metal rod over an open fire, this Lithuanian cake looks like a magnificent pine tree: the batter is poured on in layers, with each layer being browned before the next one goes on, to create golden branches. A similar cake is also made in some parts of Poland, where it’s known as Sękacz, and in many other Eastern European countries. I love this cake so much that I have found a way of making it without all the special equipment, in a bundt tin. It may