Chocolate Babka – Growing Up Savvy

Ingredients

• 4 cups / 530 g all- purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
• 1/2 cup / 100 g superfine sugar
• 2 teaspoons fast-rising active dry yeast
• grated zest of 1 small lemon
• 3 extra-large free-range eggs
• 1/2 cup / 120 ml water rounded 1/4 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup / 150 g unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into 3/4-inch / 2cm cubes
• sunflower oil, for greasing
• scant 1/2 cup / 50 g confectioners’ sugar
• 1/3 cup / 30 g best-quality cocoa powder
• 4 oz / 130 g bittersweet/dark chocolate, melted
• 1/2 cup / 120 g unsalted butter, melted
• 3/4 cup / 75 g pecans, coarsely chopped
• 2 tbsp superfine sugar
• 1/3 cup / 80 ml water
• 0.5 cups + 1/8 cup / 130 g superfine sugar