Spit cake translates as "tree cake". Baumstriezel is made of a batter made with yeast, and has a caramel crust while the Baumkuchen is not baked with yeast but with baking powder, and has no crust of caramelized sugar. Baumkuchen has as its ingredients eggs, marzipan, sugar, butter and flour. Baumkuchen is served plain or with white sugar icing or covered with chocolate. This type of cake is known in Austria as Prügelkrapfen and in Luxembourg called Baamkuch, traditionally served on special occasions, such as weddings. The Austrian Prügelkrapfen or Prügeltorte is a variety of spit cake with a liquid base dough
Bacon cake Bacon pairs well with chocolate, and recipes for chocolate bacon cake are legion. A related item is the bacon cupcake. Bacon cake as a guilty pleasure is found among various American authors including Dan Savage and Garrison Keillor. Bacon cake Bacon cake is a dish made with bacon, either savory or sweet, and generally baked in an oven, although it's sometimes cooked in a skillet on a range top. A savory bacon cake is like a potato cake, and can be made with potatoes or other root vegetables such as parsnips. An 1830 cookbook offers a simple recipe consisting of