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Double Chocolate Kokosh Cake

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Servings

3 Cakes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup warm water  
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour  
  • 2 ¼ oz. packages RED STAR® Platinum Yeast™  
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt  
  • ½ cup sugar  
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour  
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil  
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 
  • 3 whole eggs plus 2 egg yolks  
  • Egg wash: 1 egg whisked with 2 teaspoons water  
  • 1 cup chocolate hazelnut spread  
  • 2 cups sugar  
  • ½  cup cocoa powder  
  • Pinch of kosher salt  
  • 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder optional

Instructions

  •  Make the sponge: In the bowl of a stand mixer, stir together water, flour, RED STAR® Platinum Yeast™, and salt. Allow mixture to sit in a warm place for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours. The surface should look bubbly and like a sponge!
  • With a dough fitted to the mixer and the machine on low, add sugar, evoo, vanilla extract, eggs and yolks. 
  •  Add remaining flour, ½ cup at a time until the dough is smooth and tacky but not too wet or sticky.
  •  Cover and allow dough to rest for 1 hour at room temp until it doubles in size. Alternatively, you can cover and allow it to slowly rise in the refrigerator overnight.
  •  Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. (You can fit two kokosh cakes lengthwise onto one tray, just keep them a few inches apart.)
  •  Once dough doubles in size, punch down and divide into three.
  •  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  •  Roll each part into a 10x14 (about) rectangle. Spoon ⅓ cup of chocolate spread over dough. 
  •  Combine sugar, cocoa, coffee and salt and sprinkle ½-⅔ cups over each section of dough. 
  •  Roll dough starting from the shorter side and pinch edges to seal. Use a rolling pin to slightly flatten the kokosh cake.
  •  Brush with egg wash and bake for 20-25 minutes, until light golden brown. 
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