[citation needed] The Lombardy region includes it as spongarda of Crema in the list of traditional food products.
[4] Spongarda is a flat cake, made of a compact dough, gently pinched and pierced on the sides and on the top.
The recipe refers to other cake in other regions, the spongata of Brescello and the spungata of Sanzana are among the most famous.
[6] It is prepared with flour, sugar, butter, honey, cinnamon, spices, almonds, walnuts or hazelnuts, raisin and candied fruit.
[7] Some people crumble within a mostaccino (spicy biscuit of Crema used in tortelli cremaschi) instead of using spices.