<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Spit_cake" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Spit_cake</a><p>&gt; Several national variants of spit cakes: Spettekaka, Trdelník, Prügelkrapfen, Baumstriezel, Kürtőskalács, Šakotis, Baumkuchen, Kürtősfánk<p>&gt; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;upload.wikimedia.org&#x2F;wikipedia&#x2F;commons&#x2F;2&#x2F;2a&#x2F;Spettekaka_Trdeln%C3%ADk_Pr%C3%BCgelkrapfen_Baumstriezel_K%C3%BCrt%C5%91skal%C3%A1cs_Raguolis_Baumkuchen_K%C3%BCrt%C5%91sf%C3%A1nk.jpg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;upload.wikimedia.org&#x2F;wikipedia&#x2F;commons&#x2F;2&#x2F;2a&#x2F;Spetteka...</a>

The magic taste happens with the 2 litres of rum !<p>But there&#x27;s not really a magic taste, it&#x27;s just a fun tradition.

The magic taste happens when the batter is exposed to air and heat through the gradual builds of layers?

Yeah, it looks like a fun gimmick but it&#x27;s basically a butter biscuit with a bit of rum and liqueur, which does most of the heavy lifting there.

Never tried it, but apparently it&#x27;s not that good. Like, super dry, and very basic taste.

It&#x27;s not a french cake, it&#x27;s been brought to france

I never thought I&#x27;d see the traditional cake from the region I grew up in on the HN frontpage :)

Napoleon&#x27;s soldier saw the spit cakes from eastern europe and brought it back to France apparently.

This looks like Baumkuchen, must be relative of sorts