for 1 piece

Dough

500 g	white flour
1 ½ tsp	salt
4 tbsp	sugar
½ cube	yeast (approx. 20 g), crumbled
80 g	butter, soft, cut into pieces
60 g	chocolate cubes
3 dl	milk, lukewarm

To shape

1	almond
1	egg, beaten
2 tbsp	decorating sugar
40 g	chocolate cubes

How it's done

Dough

Mix the flour, salt, sugar and yeast in a bowl. Add the butter, chocolate and milk, knead into a soft, smooth dough. Cover and leave to rise at room temperature for approx. 1 1/2 hrs. until doubled in size.

To shape

Weigh out 8 portions of dough at approx. 90 g each, shape into balls, placing the almond (king) into one of the balls. Shape a large ball from the remaining dough, place on a baking tray lined with baking paper and arrange the small balls evenly around the large one, cover and leave to rise again for approx. 30 mins. Brush with egg, sprinkle with chocolate cubes and sugar crystals.

To bake

Approx. 30 mins. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 180°C. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, slide the cake onto a cooling rack and leave to cool.

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