Butterschtrietzel

Not the same as Moravian Schtrietzel (Braided Dutch Cake). Among the Schwenkfelder Sect, this term of Silesian origin is applied to Baamkuche or Schpiesskuche, a cake made by dripping batter onto a spit rotating slowly over hot coals. When the cake is baked, it is turned upright on one end, giving the appearance of a stack of large doughnuts. This type of cake was made only for weddings or other festive occasions. It fell out of fashion in the nineteenth century, although many local bakeries continued to make it until about World War I.