Baker Dainius Zalensas of the Lithuanian Club Bakery in Cleveland told a story about the spikes on a Lithuanian Tree cake (also called Sakotis or Baumkuchen).
He told the story to the ClevelandPeople.Com Passport Adventurers at the Cleveland Lithuanian Club. The Passport Adventurers visit traditional ethnic restaurants and showcases the food, culture, history of the country – in this case Lithuania.
Baker Dainius Zalensas of the Lithuanian Club Bakery in Cleveland showed how he makes Lithuanian Tree cakes also called Sakotis or Baumkuchen.
The cake is built layer by layer over a rotisserie.
Linas Johansonas helped explain to the ClevelandPeople.Com Passport Adventurers at the Cleveland Lithuanian Club. The Passport Adventurers visit traditional ethnic restaurants and showcases the food, culture, history of the country – in this case Lithuania.
Linas Johansonas told about the Lithuanian tree cake (Sakotis) also called the branch cake. It dates back to the 16th century. It is a unique-looking hollow cake made of butter, eggs, flour, sugar, and cream. The spikes or branches are made layer by layer over a rotisserie.
He spoke to the ClevelandPeople.Com Passport Adventurers at the Cleveland Lithuanian Club. The Passport Adventurers visit traditional ethnic restaurants and showcases the food, culture, history of the country – in this case Lithuania.
Ruta Degutis and Linas Johansonas told about the entrees of Lithuania that would be served to the ClevelandPeople.Com Passport Adventurers at the Cleveland Lithuanian Club. The Passport Adventurers visit traditional ethnic restaurants and showcases the food, culture, history of the country – in this case Lithuania. http://www.clevelandpeople.com/passport.htm
The potato is the main crop of Lithuania so the entrees naturally use that.
The entrees included Cepelinai, the national dish of Lithuanian along with Kugelis (potato pudding), Vedarai (potato sausage) and a more familiar sausage and sauerkraut.
