Italy's Easter dove cake is a yeasted bread in the shape of a dove, topped with pearl sugar and almonds. Created in the 1930s by Milanese confectioners, it shares a similar dough to panettone. The dove symbolizes peace and the Holy Spirit. Every Italian bakery competes for the best colomba.

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