babka

[ bahb-kuh ]

noun

1. a sweet, spongy yeast cake with raisins, traditionally made in the form of a high cylinder, either solid or with a hole, often glazed, and sometimes flavored with rum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of babka¹

< Polish, diminutive of baba baba

Example Sentences

So you don’t do a disastrous Japan week, or bad babka challenge.

From Eater

They could add enough sugar to a bread dough to form a “cake” that we would call a very sweet bread, such as a babka or a panettone.

From Washington Post

It’s a wildly tempting proposition — a chewy, rich, decadent babka but with cheese and pepperoni instead of chocolate or cinnamon.

From Eater