Top 10 Top 10 Celebratory Cakes
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1. Roscón de Reyes
Circular brioches flavoured with almonds and candied fruit. Usually contain a small charm.
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2. Panecillos de San Antonio
These small rolls marked with a cross are sold at the Church of San Antonio.
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3. Torrijas
These are slices of milk-soaked bread which have been fried and laced with cinnamon and sugar.
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4. Monas de Pascua
Very sweet brioches which are, rather strangely, eaten with hard-boiled eggs.
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5. Rosquillas del santo
Small doughnuts with a variety of flavours and bizarre names – “the fool”, “the intelligent one” and “Santa Clara” are just some of them.
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6. Suspiros de modistillas
“Needlewomen’s sighs” are meringues filled with praline.
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7. Huesos de santo
Marzipan sweets sculpted to look like “saints’ bones”.
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8. Buñuelos de viento
Small profiteroles filled with cream, custard or chocolate.
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9. Turrón
Nougat, hard or soft, and made in various flavours.
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10. Polvorones
“Crumbly” biscuits flavoured with cinnamon and almonds.
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