Christmas cake they are handled properly. In Germany, Stollen, a traditional German fruitcake, is popular. During the Christmas season, it's also called "Weihnachtsstollen" or "Christstollen". In Italy, Panettone, a sweet sourdough bread with a distinct cupola shape, is traditionally eaten at Christmas. It contains raisins and candied citrus fruit and is prepared meticulously over several days. Pandoro is a typically a Veronese product. Is traditionally shaped like a frustum with an eight-pointed star section. In France and in Lebanon, a Bûche de Noël (Yule Log cake) is the traditional Christmas cake. In Cyprus, it is served on Christmas Day. It is the
Gugelhupf Gugelhupf A Gugelhupf (also "Kugelhupf", "Guglhupf", "Gugelhopf", and, in France, "kouglof", "kougelhof", or "kougelhopf") is a yeast based cake (often with raisins), traditionally baked in a distinctive circular Bundt mold. It is popular in a wide region of Central Europe (sometimes known under a different name with small variations) including southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Hungary,Serbia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland and Alsace. It is closely related Christmas cake in Italy known as the pandoro and to the American [bundt cake]. In late Medieval Austria, a Gugelhupf was served at major community events such as weddings, and was decorated with flowers,