Trader Joe's Brooklyn Babka


Okay.
If you have never tried Trader Joe's Babka you are really missing something.


 It comes in a plastic wrap. 
It has chocolate chips covering the top.


It is quite lovely to look at. One draw back is the cardboard wrapping around the babka. The slices tend to stick to the bottom and pull apart.

However, look at that layering!!!






I invited two babka loving friends to sample this babka with me, Maria and Jon.
Maria offered us chai tea  that went with a slice quite nicely.



The babka was top notch. It is called Brooklyn Babka, but who knows if it's really from Brooklyn. But it sure tastes like it should be!

Maria commented, "Incredibly moist. A perfect ratio of deep chocolate to cake. The chips are unnecessary."

Jon commented, "Yum."




It flaked like it should and melted in your mouth.


Here you can see how the babka tends to stick to the cardboard.
I don't know how to remedy that situation.
This babka is one of the best I have had the pleasure of consuming. 
Needless to say, It didn't last long. I went home babkaless.

Watching us sample the babka was Maria and Jon's attack bird, Beau




He's lovely to look at but if you get too close you may end up with a hole in your cheek.
All in all, a lovely babka experience. 
Trader Joe's knows where to get the good babka. It leaves me pondering who really makes it?  Russ & Daughters, perhaps? Just a guess.

See you soon! More interesting Babka on the way!!!

Comments

  1. Maria PNDecember 2, 2019 at 3:32 PM

    Yes. I am one of the tasting panelists. One thing Bopcha neglected to include with her criteria is price. I am sure that this babka is much more reasonably priced than one from Russ & Daughters, especially when you consider the cost of shipping ... oy! And who can stand on those long lines?

    Bopcha, will you be tasting other babkas? As you have previously blogged, Seinfeld said that cinnamon takes a back seat to no babka! And ... is the rumor true that there is a CHEESE babka tasting in our future??

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    1. gerriDecember 6, 2019 at 12:37 PM

      I did hear of a cheese babka which has piqued my curiosity. I would be eager to try it.

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  2. GregDecember 2, 2019 at 6:14 PM

    love me a good plastic wrap

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  3. ZoochaDecember 2, 2019 at 6:55 PM

    Brooklyn we go hard

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  4. Maria PNDecember 2, 2019 at 11:17 PM

    Dear Bopcha: I had an idea. You should offer a recipe contest for the most CREATIVE babka. I don't want to give away what I am envisioning; let's just say it might be a babka filled with .................... raspberry jam. Just sayin'.

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    1. gerriDecember 6, 2019 at 12:38 PM

      This may be a good idea for the future. I will keep it in mind. Thank you Maria PN!

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  5. Maria PNDecember 2, 2019 at 11:20 PM

    Or .............. marzipan. Ooohh

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  6. Steve BurbyDecember 5, 2019 at 3:16 PM

    Gotta try that one!

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    1. gerriDecember 6, 2019 at 12:39 PM

      Try all and any babkas. You never know when you will encounter a good babka.
      That's my motto.

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  7. Gerald MossDecember 15, 2019 at 2:42 PM

    Thanks and praises to Trader Joe’s. Great photos!

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