They may contain spices, nuts, candied fruits, etc., and are often glazed or topped with icing.

[1] Compared to regular bread dough, sweet roll dough generally has higher levels of sugar, fat, eggs, and yeast.

[4] These differ from pastries, which are made from a paste-like batter;[5] from cakes, which are typically unleavened or chemically leavened;[6] and from doughnuts, which are deep fried.

[7] Refrigerated ready-to-bake sweet roll dough is commercially available in grocery stores.

[9][10] In some traditions, other types of fillings and decoration are used, such as cinnamon, marzipan,[11] or candied fruit.