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Colomba, a chocolate Easter brioche

Colomba, a chocolate Easter brioche

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A dove-shaped brioche, enriched with egg yolks, candied fruits, and grapes, and coated in melted chocolate. An Easter cake.

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Recipe from Atoj, Rotlimena, Daniel Souza, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Colomba is an Italian Easter cake. This recipe includes a pre-mixed ingredient for panettone, which speeds up the preparation, and chocolate, which gives it a beautiful crust.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting25 min
  • Total1 hr 55 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodMixing and baking in the oven
  • Estimated cost$14.31 $1.43 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

10 people

Dough

  • $0.80
  • $4.12
  • $4.19
  • $2.15

Decoration

  • $2.14
  • $0.91

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the flour, yeast, and water in the mixer, then beat until a firm dough forms. ≈ 4 min
  2. Let the dough rest for 20 minutes.
  3. Return the dough to the mixer, add the panettone preparation, and let it rest for another 5 minutes.
  4. Add the remaining ingredients, mix well, then pour the batter into a baking tin. ≈ 3 min
  5. Bake in a preheated oven at 150 °C for 30 minutes.
  6. Drizzle the dove with melted milk chocolate, then decorate with chocolate sprinkles, candied grapes, and cashew nuts. ≈ 2 min
  7. You can also use white chocolate. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Colomba, a chocolate Easter brioche

  • 500 g of wheat flour$0.80
  • 75 g of fresh baker’s yeast$4.12
  • 12 egg yolks$4.19
  • 280 g of grapes$2.15
  • milk chocolate, that melts easily$2.14
  • candied grapes$0.91

Total$14.31

that's $1.43 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of wheat flour
  • 300 ml of water
  • 75 g of fresh baker’s yeast
  • 1 kg of ingredients for panettone
  • 12 egg yolks
  • 280 g of grapes
  • 250 g of candied fruit
  • milk chocolate, that melts easily
  • Granulated chocolate
  • candied grapes
  • cashew nuts, to taste

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