Chocolate, cinnamon and date babka

10 INGREDIENTS • 6 STEPS • 2HR 10MIN

Chocolate, cinnamon and date babka

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With only a few extra ingredients, it’s easy to turn M&S warming cinnamon bun mix into an impressive treat.
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2HR 10MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
8
For the dough
1 pack
(490 g)
M&S cinnamon bun mix
cinnamon sugar reserved for the filling
1
M&S free-range mixed size egg, lightly beaten
50 g
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter, softened
150 ml
milk, warmed
For the filling
75 g
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter, diced
2 tbsp
cocoa powder
50 g
chocolate chunks
50 g
walnuts, finely chopped
100 g
M&S pitted dates, finely chopped
as needed
M&S Remarksable Value plain flour
for dusting

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
433kcal
Fat
24.7 g
Saturates
10.5 g
Sugars
29.3 g
Salt
304.4 mg
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step 1
Tip the bun mix (1 pack) into a free-standing mixer fitted with a dough hook. Make a well and add the egg (1), butter (50 g) and milk (150 ml). Mix on a low speed for 5 minutes, until the dough is smooth and shiny. Cover and set aside for 1 hour, until doubled in size.
step 2
Put the diced butter (75 g) into a saucepan, add the cinnamon sugar and cocoa powder (2 tbsp) and melt over a low heat until combined. Leave to cool. In a bowl, combine the chocolate (50 g), walnuts (50 g) and dates (100 g). Grease and line the base and sides of a 23cm springform tin with baking parchment.
step 3
Dust a work surface with flour (as needed) and roll out the dough to a 30 x 40cm rectangle. Spread the melted butter mix over the dough and scatter with the chocolate, walnuts and dates.
step 4
Tightly roll up the dough, starting with the long side nearest to you. Cut the roll in half down the length to make two long pieces and turn both cut-side-up. Pinch the two pieces together at one end, then plait one piece over the other down the length (keeping the cut sides uppermost). Shape into a circle and put into the tin, tucking the ends underneath to seal. Cover and leave to rise for 45 minutes.
step 5
Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Bake for 25 minutes, until well risen and golden, then leave it to cool in the tin.
step 6
Tip the icing sugar into a small bowl and add enough cold water, 1 tsp at a time, to make a drizzly icing. Remove the babka from the tin and drizzle over the icing. Serve cut into slices.
step 6 Tip the icing sugar into a small bowl and add enough cold water, 1 tsp at a time, to make a drizzly icing. Remove the babka from the tin and drizzle over the icing. Serve cut into slices.

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