Vegan Chocolate Cardamom Babka

Delicious, fluffy, soft and chocolatey VEGAN BABKA for Easter Sunday...and every other Sunday after. This homemade pillory dough is filled with a rich chocolate and cardamom spread. And because it's the Easter weekend we have some egg shaped bliss balls with it. So so good!

The Recipe

Vegan chocolate cardamom babka

Ingredients

For the dough:

5 cups / 630 g all purpose flour

1/2 cup / 100 g sugar

2 teaspoons active dry yeast

2/3 cup / 150 g vegan soft butter

10-11 tablespoons water / 160 g of water

For the filling:

1/2 cup / 40 g dark baking cocoa

7 tablespoons / 50 g powdered sugar

5.3 ounces / 150 g dark chocolate

2 tablespoons sugar

For the glaze:

3/4 cup / 150 g sugar

1/3 cup / 80 ml water

Instructions

1. In a large bowl combine all ingredients for the dough and knead by hand until smooth. Let rise for about 2 hours.

2. Preheat oven to 350 °F / 180 °C.

3. Prepare the filling. In a bowl combine all dry ingredients. Melt chocolate and butter and combine everything until smooth.

4. Roll out the dough so that you get a rectangular shape. Spread the filling over the dough. Fold up both sides to the center. Using a sharp knife cut into 4 pieces lengthwise. Braid two pieces together and bring everything together so that you get a wrap.

5. Bake for about 30 minutes.

6. Meanwhile prepare the glaze. In a pan heat sugar and water until sugar is completely dissolved. Drizzle over the baked babka. Let cool down. ENJOY!

Serve with my vegan Easter bliss balls if you desire!