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Blackout Babka

  By Mandy Silverman aka Mandyllicious-The Challah Guru Inspired by Blackout Cake (which was invented during World War II by Brooklyn bakery Ebinger’s, in recognition of the mandatory blackouts to protect the Brooklyn Navy Yard), this deep dark chocolate babka with creamy dark chocolate pudding filling, coated in crushed Oreos and topped with dark chocolate…

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The Great Babka Bake-Off

Polish Jews call it babka; Russians call it baba. But by any name, the delicious yeasted cake was among our grandmothers’ favorites. So, when the Mittleman Jewish Community Center staff chose their home bake-off challenge, they deemed the sweet treat a perfect fit. They posted signs inviting bakers to compete and asked the public to…