One million 'tortells de Reis' cakes ready to celebrate epiphany
Centuries-long January 6 tradition not stopped by Covid but desserts sold are smaller this year due to cap on gatherings
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Smaller Easter cakes for restricted social gatherings
Bakeries in Catalonia hope to return to pre-pandemic sales, but a reduction in size will make ‘Mones de Pasqua’ less profitable
Easter Monday: finding alternatives to keep the 'mona' cakes tradition alive in lockdown
Godparents forced to order delivered specialities to godchildren as sales set to drop by half
Traditional Easter ‘Mones de Pasqua’ at home during home confinement
Bakeries expect sales of seasonal cakes to fall by half, but around 200 offer home delivery
Catalonia celebrates a bumper Easter
Accommodation sells out in many areas while pastry chefs hail a “spectacular” year for traditional ‘mona’ cakes
700,000 artisanal Easter cakes expected to be sold this year
Personalized versions of “La Mona de Pasqua” can cost between 20 and 100 euros
Less cake but the same fun as always to celebrate the Eve of Saint John's Day
Bakers expect a 5% drop in the sale of cakes due to the economic crisis. Families have chosen smaller and cheaper sweets to celebrate the night, while the tradition of setting off firecrackers appears to be as strong as ever
“Mona de Pasqua”, the Catalan Easter cake topped with chocolate figurines
Catalan tradition dictates godfathers to offer a “Mona de Pasqua” to their godsons or goddaughters for Easter Monday. The cake goes with a chocolate sculpture or figurine, which in some cases are true masterpieces. Chocolate houses, chocolate trains or popular cartoons made out of chocolate are some of the creations that top the cake. Catalan patissiers expect to sell 660,000 “mones” this year, although smaller ones due to the economic slowdown.