what is babka
1 Babka (bread) , a Ukrainian sweet, leavened bread made with a rich dough (often containing raisins), which is made for Easter Sunday to celebrate the rising of Christ.2  Potato babka, a savoury Belarusian dish made from potato. 3  Babka (cake) , a sweet yeast cake.abka may refer to: 1  Babka (bread) , a Ukrainian sweet, leavened bread made with a rich dough (often containing raisins), which is made for Easter Sunday to celebrate the rising of Christ.