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LMAJ
04-11-2017, 05:25 PM
This is pretty cool.
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170407-the-cake-french-people-cook-on-a-spit

IamMadMan
04-11-2017, 05:30 PM
Interesting...

MisterChrister
04-11-2017, 05:31 PM
Ten dozen eggs, sounds about right for my clan. Gonna need a bigger rotisserie though! Super cool!

dadsr4
04-11-2017, 05:37 PM
Gâteau ŕ la broche (cake on a spit)
(serves 120 people)
Ingredients:
120 eggs
3kg sugar
3kg flour
3kg butter
2 litres rum
2 cups Ricard

While the fire is being prepared, mix the egg yolks with half the sugar. Add the rum and Ricard, and then fold in the flour. Stir in the melted butter. Separately, beat the egg whites, adding the remaining sugar once soft peaks form. Continue beating until they look like ‘snow’, and then combine with the yolk-sugar mixture until a deep yellow dough is formed.

Cover the big, conical-shaped wooden mould with baking paper and place it on a spit in front of the fire, turning it constantly. After about an hour, begin gently pouring the dough on it. Continue adding the dough and turning the spit for about five hours.
Five hours on a hand-turned spit? There must be MAJOR amounts of wine involved.

cowgirl
04-11-2017, 10:34 PM
Interesting, LM!
Thanks for the link.

LYU370
04-11-2017, 11:09 PM
That's pretty crazy looking stuff. I wonder how much batter they lose to the centrifugal motion?

I think we need our resident spinner, fwismoker, to come up with a turbo charged motor for the roto. :mrgreen: