Simnel cake is a fruit cake, similar to a Christmas cake, covered in marzipan eaten at Easter in England. On the top of the cake around the edge are eleven marzipan balls to represent the true apostles of Jesus; Judas is omitted.
The cake is made from rich ingredients: white flour, fragrant spices, dried fruits and peel.
A hot cross bun is a type of sweet spiced bun made with currants and leavened with yeast. It has a cross on the top which might be made in a variety of ways: it could be pastry, made from a simple flour and water mixture, cut from rice paper and glazed onto the bun, or simply cut into the bun itself.
Babka is a sweet spongy yeast cake that is traditionally baked for Easter Sunday. Babka originated in Eastern Europe and was introduced to North America by early immigrants. Traditional babka has some type of fruit filling, especially raisins, and is glazed with a fruit flavored icing, sometimes with rum added. Modern babka may be chocolate or have a cheese filling.
The Easter Bunny (also known as Spring Bunny in the United States) is a fantasy or mythological rabbit which leaves gifts for children at Easter (or at Springtime). It originates in Western European cultures, where it however is a hare rather than a rabbit.
