Barmbrack wani nau'in cake ne na gargajiya na Irish da ake ci a kusa da Halloween. Kalmar "barmbrack" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar yaren Irish "bairín breac," wanda ke nufin "bulo mai hani." Ana yin kek ne da busassun ’ya’yan itace (yawanci zabibi da sultana), kwasfa mai gwangwani, da kayan kamshi, kuma galibi ana yanka shi da man shanu. A Ireland, wani lokaci ana amfani da shi a matsayin wasan duba, inda ake toyawa abubuwa daban-daban, kamar zobe ko tsabar kuɗi, a cikin biredi, kuma wanda ya karɓe su a cikin guntunsa, an ce ya sami sa'a a shekara mai zuwa.