babka

bab·ka

B0004300 (bäb′kə)n. A coffeecake shaped like a loaf or a cylinder and often flavored with chocolate, cinnamon, nuts, or dried fruit such as raisins.

---

[Polish, diminutive of baba, old woman.]

babka

(ˈbɑːbkə) n (Cookery) a type of sweet Polish cake traditionally containing rum, raisins, orange-peel and almonds

bab•ka

(ˈbɑb kə)

n., pl. -kas. a spongy yeast cake. [1965–70; < Polish, diminutive of baba baba]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

babka - a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almondscoffee cake, coffeecake - a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee