Question: What typesw of cakes are associated with Christmas?
About the article "Cake", section "Special-purpose cakes".

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Cakes may be classified according to the occasion for which they are intended.
For example, wedding cakes, birthday cakes, cakes for first communion, Christmas cakes, Halloween cakes and Passover plava (a type of sponge cake sometimes made with matzo meal) are all identified primarily according to the celebration they are intended to accompany.
The cutting of a wedding cake constitutes a social ceremony in some cultures.
The Ancient Roman marriage ritual of "confarreatio" originated in the sharing of a cake.
Particular types of cake may be associated with particular festivals, such as stollen or chocolate log (at Christmas), babka and simnel cake (at Easter), or mooncake.
There has been a long tradition of decorating an iced cake at Christmas time; other cakes associated with Christmas include chocolate log and mince pies.
The fruit cake is commonly known as a Christmas Cake in Canada and eaten during the Christmas season.
Rarely is it seen during other times of the year.
The Canadian fruit cake is similar in style to the UK version, as it is in most Commonwealth countries.
However, there is rarely icing on the cake and alcohol is not commonly put in Christmas cakes that are sold.
The cakes also tend to be void of any decorations and are shaped like a small loaf of bread.
Dark, moist and rich Christmas cakes are the most frequently consumed, with white Christmas cake rarely seen.
These cakes tend to be made in mid-November to early December when the weather starts to cool down.
They are a staple during Christmas dinner and a gift generally exchanged between business associates and close friends/family. 
 in other countries.
In the United States, some people give fruitcakes as gifts at Christmastime, but they are not called Christmas cakes.
In the neighboring country of Canada, however, such an item is labelled a Christmas cake, at least among the English-speaking majority.
In India, Christmas cakes are traditionally a fruit cake with many variants.
Allahabadi cake is famous for its rich taste and texture.
In Japan, Christmas cakes are traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve.
They are simply a sponge cake, frosted with whipped cream, often decorated with strawberries, and usually topped with Christmas chocolates or other seasonal fruit.
In the Philippines, Christmas cakes are bright rich yellow pound cakes with macerated nuts or fruitcakes of the British fashion.
Both are soaked in copious amounts of brandy or rum mixed with a simple syrup of palm sugar and water.
Traditionally, civet musk is added, but rosewater or orange flower water is more common now, as civet musk has become very expensive.
These liquor-laden cakes can usually stay fresh for many months provided they are handled properly.
In Germany, Stollen, a traditional German fruitcake, is popular.
During the Christmas season, it's also called "Weihnachtsstollen" or "Christstollen".
In Italy, Panettone, a sweet sourdough bread with a distinct cupola shape, is traditionally eaten at Christmas.
It contains raisins and candied citrus fruit and is prepared meticulously over several days.
In France, a Bûche de Noël (Yule Log cake) is the traditional Christmas cake.
In Cyprus, it is served on Christmas Day.
It is the first treat the locals serve to their guests.
Cypriot Christmas cake is much like the UK equivalent. 
Christmas Day is a national holiday in Poland and most Poles spend the day feasting with their family.
Followed by Christmas Eve (Wigilia) there are two more days of Christmas celebration.
Christmas breakfast often consists of scrambled eggs, cold-cuts served with horseradish sauce, smoked or fried salmon, marinated salads, coffee, tea and cakes, i.e.
poppy seed roll, gingerbread (piernik) cake and cookies, kutia, etc. 
A special Christmas family meal is traditionally an important part of the holiday's celebration, and the food that is served varies greatly from country to country.
Some regions, such as Sicily, have special meals for Christmas Eve, when 12 kinds of fish are served.
In the United Kingdom and countries influenced by its traditions, a standard Christmas meal includes turkey or goose, meat, gravy, potatoes, vegetables, sometimes bread and cider.
Special desserts are also prepared, such as Christmas pudding, mince pies, and fruit cake.
In Poland and other parts of eastern Europe and Scandinavia, fish often is used for the traditional main course, but richer meat such as lamb is increasingly served.
In Germany, France, and Austria, goose and pork are favored.
Beef, ham, and chicken in various recipes are popular throughout the world.
The Maltese traditionally serve "Imbuljuta tal-Qastan", a chocolate and chestnuts beverage, after Midnight Mass and throughout the Christmas season.
Slovaks prepare the traditional Christmas bread potica, "bûche de Noël" in France, "panettone" in Italy, and elaborate tarts and cakes.
The eating of sweets and chocolates has become popular worldwide, and sweeter Christmas delicacies include the German "stollen", marzipan cake or candy, and Jamaican rum fruit cake.
As one of the few fruits traditionally available to northern countries in winter, oranges have been long associated with special Christmas foods.