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Kołacz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkɔwat͡ʂ]) meaning cake wheel cake or coffee cake (variously transliterated as kolach kolachky kolacky kolachy from Polish: Koło: disk) is a traditional Polish pastry originally a wedding cake that has made its way into American homes around the Christmas and Easter holidays. The pastry is a light and flaky dough filled with a variety of sweet and savory fillings such as apricot raspberry prune sweet cheese poppy seed or even a nut mixture.