Soul cake

Desserts and Pastries

A soul cake, or soulmass-cake, is a small round cake with sweet spices that resembles a shortbread biscuit. It is traditionally made for Halloween, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day in many Christian traditions to commemorate the dead. During Allhallowtide, soulers go door to door singing and praying in exchange for cakes. The practice dates to medieval England and continues in some places, including Portugal and the Philippines under local names.

Type: Small round cake with sweet spices
Traditional occasions: Halloween, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day
English history: Dates to the medieval period

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Article: Soul cake (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q7564388
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