Chocolate Cherry Panettone | Neilson Dairy

Ingredients

• 11 1/4 mL (2 1/4 teaspoons) active dry or instant yeast
• 125 mL (1/2 cup) Neilson 35% whipping cream, warm
• 63 mL (1/4 cup) warm water
• 2 1/2 mL (1/2 teaspoon) plus 60 mL (4 tablespoons) sugar
• 750 – 875 mL (3 - 3 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
• 45 mL (3 tablespoons) good quality cocoa powder 
• 2 1/2 mL (1/2 teaspoon) salt
• 2 large eggs
• 83 mL (1/3 cup) melted Neilson butter
• 30 mL (2 tablespoons) additional sweetener (sugar, honey, or molasses)
• 125 mL (1/2 cup) chocolate chips
• 125 mL (1/2 cup) dried cherries, rehydrated in orange juice
• 1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten
• 30 mL (2 tablespoons) Neilson 35% whipping cream
• 375 mL (1 1/2 cup) all-purpose flour
• 125 mL (1/2 cup) good-quality cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 mL (1/4 teaspoon) salt
• 250 mL (1 cup) unsalted Neilson butter, room temperature
• 125 mL (1/2 cup) granulated sugar