Description
Indulge in the decadent delight of homemade chocolate babka, a rich and tender yeast bread swirled with a luscious chocolate filling and finished with a sweet syrup glaze. Perfect for brunch, afternoon tea, or dessert, this babka is a showstopper that will impress your family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
Dough:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup whole milk, lukewarm
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened and cut into pieces
Chocolate Filling:
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
Sugar Syrup:
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Prepare the Dough: Combine flour, sugar, yeast, and salt. Add milk, eggs, and vanilla. Knead in butter until smooth. Let rise.
- Make the Chocolate Filling: Mix chocolate, cocoa, sugar, butter, and cinnamon.
- Shape and Fill: Roll dough into rectangles, spread filling, roll up, twist, and place in pans.
- Bake: Preheat oven, bake babkas until golden.
- Glaze: Make sugar syrup, brush over warm babkas.
- Cool and Serve: Cool babkas in pans before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Babka tastes even better the next day.
- Store at room temperature wrapped tightly or freeze for longer storage.
- Add chopped nuts to the filling for extra texture if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
