babka

plural babkas

1. countableuncountableA Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins; or with some single flavoring, such as chocolate or lemon.

   These festive, fudgy confections are a mash-up of two traditional Jewish favorites: rugelach and chocolate babka.

   2021 December 8, Melissa Clark, “Chocolate Babka Rugelach”, in New York Times Cooking, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2021

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   And while you’re there, you can pick up a babka, which you’ve heard about (a twisted, sweet chocolate loaf) and a bag of rugelach which you might not have (crescent-shaped chocolate pastries).

   2022, Laura Goodman, “A schmear campaign”, in The Joy of Snacks […], London: Headline Publishing Group, →ISBN

   A couple of weeks ago, my family and I also travelled an hour or so to sample the babkas and honey croissants at Farro bakery in Bristol.

   2025 April 22, Chris Marshall, “The extraordinary rise of bakery tourism: ‘People travel from all over the world. It’s mind-blowing!’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN