Barmbrack
Generally served toasted with butter as part of an afternoon tea, this leavened, flattened round bread is not quite as sweet as cake but has added sultanas and raisins to add flavor and texture. As an Irish Halloween custom, barmbrack is baked with various small tokens embedded inside, and each charm found foretells the future for the finder (and I supposed each charm not found is added yummy for your tummy?!?!). The name barmbrack comes from the Gaelic Báirín Breac, a combination of the word báirín, meaning "loaf", and breac, which means "speckled", referring to the raisins in the bread.
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