A Polish sweet bread made with rum, almonds, raisins, and orange peel.
Babka is a sweet spongy yeast cake that is traditionally baked for Easter Sunday. Babka originated in Eastern Europe and was introduced to the United States by early immigrants. Traditional Babka has some type of fruit filling, especially raisins, and is glazed with a fruit flavored icing sometimes with rum added. Modern Babkas may be chocolate or have a cheese filling.
a sweet, spongy yeast cake made with raisins. Originating in Eastern Europe— babka is the Polish diminutive for baba (“old woman”), the recipe was brought to the United States by immigrants who settled in Brooklyn, New York.
Babka (бабка), also known as baba, is a sweet spongy yeast cake that is traditionally baked for Easter Sunday. Babka originated in Eastern Europe and was introduced to North America by early immigrants. Traditional babka has some type of fruit filling, especially raisins, and is glazed with a fruit-flavored icing, sometimes with rum added.