Colomba cakes are slowly created cakes baked in the shape of a dove. Called the la Colomba di Pasqua or “the Easter dove” this cake symbolizes the bringing of peace. Enjoy a slice, best shared with a coffee or with your favorite toppings!

Central to the slow leavening that takes place, a piece of the ever-so-carefully guarded “Madre yeast” or Mother yeast is the secret touch for every panettone or Colomba that Tre Marie produces. The softness of the dough may be attributed to the traditional rising method – three different doughs rise for three long days. In these three days, the dough expands and bubbles, creating characteristic cavities and irregular weaves in the bread that truly showcase the miracle of leavening. The cakes are then gradually cooled upside down to preserve the fragrance and the soft, ventilated structure. Ingredients for the cake are selected of only the highest quality and you’ll find superior dark chocolate morsels among the airy dough. 

In the soft dough, a shower of crunchy cocoa beans in pieces wrapped in extra dark chocolate is mixed with pieces of extra dark chocolate. On the surface a rich, intense and crunchy covering of extra dark chocolate. As decoration, a cascade of raw cocoa beans in flakes and a chunk of extra dark chocolate. Polished and opaque, a perfect mix that satisfies the view with the elegance of its contrast.

In 1796 Teresa Majani's "Laboratory of Sweet Things" was born in Bologna, from which a family company of great Chocolate Masters developed.
For 220 years Majani chocolate has been produced starting from raw cocoa beans, from the best plantations, carefully selected and roasted following the classic traditional processing cycle.
A slow and delicate procedure, the only one capable of enhancing the quality of the raw material. Only in this way can unique and precious products be created in which the fragrance of the ingredients and the structure of the finished product get their maximum exaltation.

Passion for quality and creative spirit, love for art and experimentation have come together to create the Colomba Re Noir.

Tre Marie, or the Three Marys, is an ancient company that has stood its test through time. Believe it or not, they’ve been around since 1150! That’s not a typo – they’ve been around for that long! Rumor has it that they were deeply inspired by the charitable group – Quattro Marie (the Four Marys) who gave out fresh bread to the poor and sick in Milan that they decided to open their own bakery while keeping the goodwill values of the Four Marys. Thus, Tre Marie was born.

• Ingredients: Wheat flour, dark chocolate coating (chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, butter, dextrose, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavoring), butter, sugar, egg yolk, sourdough (wheat flour, water, yeast), cacao nibs coated with dark chocolate (chopped cacao nibs,  covered with extra dark chocolate 6% (cocoa beans in grains, chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, low-fat cocoa, soy lecithin, ground vanilla pods) chopped chocolate coating (chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, butter, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavoring), flakes of cacao nibs, orange paste (ground orange peel, glucose-fructose syrup, sugar, acidifier: citric acid), fructose syrup, inverted sugar syrup, emulsifier: mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids; whey milk powder, salt, natural flavors.
  Contains Wheat, Milk, Soy, and Egg. 
  May contain tree nuts.
• Facts: Product of Italy
  

WARNING: Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including acrylamide, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food.