gubana

/goo-BAH-noh/
[Furlan] plural gubane

A cake from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, with middle European origins, made to celebrate Easter. In its origial form it is a cake made with yeast, dried fruits including raisins, figs and nuts and candied peel and possibly liqueur of some sort, shaped in a large loose spiral. More modern versions are a little lighter.

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