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
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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