The French spit cake that Napoleon's soldiers brought home from Eastern Europe
The French Cake Cooked on a Spit (2018) [video]
A 2018 video on the French spit cake sparks a Hacker News thread tracing its relatives across Europe — Spettekaka, Trdelník, Baumkuchen, Šakotis and more. Commenters debate whether the gradual layering of batter over heat is what creates the signature taste, and one skeptic warns the result is bone-dry with a very basic flavor. A reader from the cake's home region is just delighted to see it on the front page.
Napoleon's soldier saw the spit cakes from eastern Europe and brought it back to France apparently.
- amiga386
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spit_cake
> Several national variants of spit cakes: Spettekaka, Trdelník, Prügelkrapfen, Baumstriezel, Kürtőskalács, Šakotis, Baumkuchen, Kürtősfánk
> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Spetteka...
- TheRoque
Never tried it, but apparently it's not that good. Like, super dry, and very basic taste.
- arnejenssen
The magic taste happens when the batter is exposed to air and heat through the gradual builds of layers?