The original plan was to bake a proper spitcake, outside, over hot coals. The recipe I used was from germanculture.com.ua. We begin the slideshow with the grill I had:
After a few hours of tender loving, I got the grill into a usable state:
I fitted that wire grate because I only wanted charcoal in that front section. The reasoning here was that the rotisserie would be located just in front of that section, so why bother heating the rest of the grill?
I assembled some spit holders out of PVC stakes and elbow joints (I know, PVC was a totally retarded choice, but it's what I had on hand), made a nice charcoal pile, and conflagrated it.
As the coals got hot, I set up the spit itself, wrapping a damp cloth around the dowel. Then I waited to see if the coals would get hotter.
They didn't. This setup just didn't put out enough heat to bake a cake. But I'd already prepared a ton of batter! I couldn't let it go to waste, so I made a flatkuchen.
The flatkuchen didn't turn out great, like the first one did two years ago, but I still learned a lot! I found that a double-boiler is a great way to heat up the batter, thereby making it runnier and easier to spread. I also undercooked most of the layers, so maybe I *do* need to let them get golden-brown before putting on the next layer. Here's a cross-section for you to admire:
Cake!
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