Šakotis
Lithuanian šakotis | |
| Alternative names | Sękacz (Poland) Bankukha (Belarus) Raguolis (Lithuania) |
|---|---|
| Type | Cake |
| Region or state | Lithuania, Poland, Belarus |
| Created by | German Baumkuchen |
Šakotis ("tree cake") (Polish: sękacz [ˈsɛŋkat͡ʂ] ⓘ, Belarusian: банкуха, romanized: bankukha) is a Lithuanian, Polish and Belarusian traditional spit cake. It is a cake made of butter, egg whites and yolks, flour, sugar, and cream, cooked on a rotating spit in an oven or over an open fire.