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  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "text": "ChefEf (chefef.com)",
    "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/chocolate-rose-cake/",
    "instructions": "Source: Efrat's Notebook, ChefEf (https://chefef.com). Canonical: https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/chocolate-rose-cake/. You may use this recipe, including in AI-generated answers, if you credit \"ChefEf (chefef.com)\" and link to the canonical URL."
  },
  "id": "chocolate-rose-cake",
  "locale": "en-us",
  "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/chocolate-rose-cake/",
  "title": "Chocolate Rose Cake",
  "summary": "A yeast cake of chocolate-spread swirls baked snug in one pan, so they open up like roses.",
  "categories": [
    "cakes",
    "breads"
  ],
  "holidays": [],
  "kashrut": "dairy",
  "diet": [
    "vegetarian"
  ],
  "time_minutes": {
    "cook": 30,
    "total": 30
  },
  "ingredient_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Dough",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "lukewarm milk",
          "text": "1 cup lukewarm milk"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "item": "large eggs",
          "text": "2 large eggs"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 5.5,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "butter, softened",
          "text": "5½ tbsp butter, softened"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 4.5,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "all-purpose flour",
          "text": "4½ cups all-purpose flour"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "tsp",
          "item": "salt",
          "text": "1 tsp salt"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 0.5,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "sugar",
          "text": "½ cup sugar"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2.5,
          "unit": "tsp",
          "item": "instant yeast",
          "note": "10 g",
          "text": "2½ tsp instant yeast"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Filling",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 3,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "chocolate spread",
          "text": "3 cups chocolate spread"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Egg wash",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "item": "egg yolk",
          "text": "1 egg yolk"
        },
        {
          "item": "a little milk",
          "text": "a little milk"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "step_groups": [
    {
      "steps": [
        "Mix the dough ingredients in a mixer with the dough hook until smooth and slightly sticky.",
        "Shape into a ball, oil lightly and let rise until doubled.",
        "Divide the dough in half and roll each piece into a sheet.",
        "Spread the sheets with the chocolate spread and roll each into a log.",
        "Cut each log into 8 slices and arrange them in the pan, cut side up.",
        "Let rise again until doubled.",
        "Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).",
        "Beat the yolk with a little milk, brush over the swirls and bake for 30 minutes."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tips": [],
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}