Babka (2 loaves)

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    3hrs 30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    20
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    400

A middle ground between cake and bread, Babka is a dough filled with cinnamon spiced chocolate rolled up and twisted to form its distinctive shape then baked in a loaf tin. A perfect indulgent treat to accompany a cup of coffee.

recipe updated Nov 18, 2025

Ingredients

  • Whole milk icon
    Whole milk
    300 g
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    150 g
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    120 g
  • Dark chocolate icon
    Dark chocolate
    200 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    450 g
  • Strong white bread flour icon
    Strong white bread flour
    450 g
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    80 g
  • Quick-rise yeast icon
    Quick-rise yeast
    14 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    4
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    1 tablespoon
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    200 g
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    3 tablespoons

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Kenwood Chef XL
  • kCook icon Saucepan
  • kCook icon Loaf pan - 23cm (9")

Step preview

  1. Fit the Dough Tool
  2. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  3. Knead until combined - 2 minutes, speed Min
  4. Then add cubed butter gradually while the machine is running
  5. Knead until a smooth dough has formed - 8 minutes, speed 1
  6. Remove the bowl from the machine and cover with a damp tea towel
  7. Prove until doubled in size - 1 hour
  8. Chill in the fridge - 30 minutes
  9. Add the ingredients into a saucepan
  10. Heat until melted - medium heat
  11. Remove from the heat and let cool
  12. Grease two loaf tins
  13. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface
  14. Divide the dough into two equal pieces
  15. Take one piece and roll out into a large rectangle
  16. Spread half of the chocolate mixture over the surface of the dough
  17. Roll up the dough tightly along the longest edge
  18. Leave a gap about 2 cm at one end, then cut the dough lengthways down the centre
  19. Turn the two cut edges to face upwards
  20. Twist the dough lengths around each other
  21. Transfer the shaped dough to the loaf tin and cover with a tea towel
  22. Repeat the same process with the second rectangle
  23. Preheat the oven - 180ºC
  24. Brush both doughs with beaten egg
  25. Bake until golden brown, covering with foil, if the loaves begin to burn - 1 hour, 180ºC
  26. Remove from the oven and let cool -10 minutes
  27. Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely
  28. Serve
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