Tsoureki-Chocolate Cake (Tsoureki) – AΦRODITE's KITCHEN | A Cyprus Food Blog

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup & 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 cup lukewarm water
• 1/2 tablespoon dry yeast
• 1/4 cup lukewarm milk
• 2 & 1/2 cups all purpose flour, more or less
• 1/8 tablespoon mahleb powder
• 1/4 tablespoon mahleb kernels
• 1/3 cup water, for boiling the mahleb kernels
• 1/8 tablespoon mastic powder
• pinch of vanilla powder
• pinch of salt
• 2 eggs at room temperature
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice, at room temperature
• 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted and skin removed
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, liquid form
• 1 egg
• 28 grams semi-sweet chocolate, melted