King Babka Cake

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When cook Peter Reinhart was asked to travel up with his mentation of a king cake, helium instantly thought of babka: the rich, yeasted bread-coffee barroom with a Russian and Polish culinary heritage. His archetypal look has a chocolate-cinnamon filling, but present the cook has kept things elemental by utilizing toasted almonds.

With the gifts of the 3 kings successful mind, Reinhart prefers to fell a golden coin successful the dough.

The king babka barroom tin beryllium stored successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 3 days.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 12-16

For the cake

2 tablespoons instant adust progressive yeast
3/4 cupful lukewarm milk
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, astatine country somesthesia oregon melted and somewhat cooled
2 tablespoons rootlike oil, positive much for greasing the vessel and baking sheet
6 tablespoons sugar
4 ample ovum yolks
1 spoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups flour, positive much for the enactment surface
1 spoon kosher salt
1 cupful sliced oregon slivered almonds, toasted (see NOTE)
Heatproof golden coin (optional)

For the ovum wash

1 ample ovum white
2 tablespoons water

For the glaze

1 cupful confectioners' sugar
Light maize syrup (may substitute h2o oregon milk)
Vanilla, almond oregon citrus extract
Colored sugar, for garnish (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 16)

Calories
260
Fat
11 g
Saturated Fat
4 g
Carbohydrates
35 g
Sodium
135 mg
Cholesterol
65 mg
Protein
6 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugar
12 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from Reinhart’s "Artisan Breads Every Day" (Ten Speed Press, 2009).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published March 1, 2011

Updated March 13, 2026