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babka

(1 rating)
aggiemom20002000 avatar
Recipe by
Sharon Whitley
@aggiemom20002000
Houston, TX

Babka (BOB-kah) is Polish for "grandmother." When cooked in a fluted pan, it is somewhat like a woman's skirt. This is an Easter cake with orange and lemon flavors.

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 55 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For babka

  • 2 1/2 clove
    all purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 1 Tbsp
    grated lemon peel
  • 1 Tbsp
    corn starch
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 2 stick
    butter
  • 1 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 6
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/4 c
    orange juice
  • 1 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1/2 c
    golden raisins
  • 2 Tbsp
    finely ground bread crumbs, for dusting pan
  • GLAZE
  • 1/3 c
    warm orange juice
  • 1 c
    confectioners' sugar

How To Make babka

  • 1
    In bowl, combine flour, baking powder, lemon peel, cornstarch and salt. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
  • 2
    Gradually add flour mixture, vanilla, 1/4 cup of orange juice, and lemon juice. Mix thoroughly. Stir in raisins.
  • 3
    Lightly grease 10 inch Bundt pan. Dust with bread crumbs. Pour in batter bake in preheated 325 oven 50-60 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn cake out on a wire rack.
  • 4
    To make glaze: Combine orange juice and confectioners sugar. Using a fork, poke holes in the top of the cake Spoon glaze over warm cake. Cool on a wire rack.
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