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Medium
2 Hours, 30 Minutes
Diets 
A crunch cake is similar to a regular yeast cake, but instead of being rolled, the rolls are twisted into a screw shape, giving them a beautiful look. Bake in a loaf-shaped pan so the cake rises upwards, instead of spreading out sideways.
4 cups (1/2 kilogram) Mishpacha Flour
2 tablespoons Gefen Instant Dry Yeast
1/3 cup sugar
6 tablespoons margarine, softened (use soy-free, if needed)
5 tablespoons oil
2 eggs
1/3 cup warm water
3.5 ounces (100 grams) margarine (use soy-free, if needed) or butter, melted
3/4 cup sugar
4 tablespoons Gefen Cocoa Powder
1 tablespoon Gefen Cinnamon
1 egg, beaten, for brushing on dough
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
Combine yeast and flour in a mixer bowl. Add remaining dough ingredients and mix for a few minutes until the dough becomes soft and workable.
Cover dough with a towel and let it rise for 1½ hours. You can also refrigerate it for between 3 hours to overnight. If you put it into the fridge, take it out about a half hour before continuing.
Divide the dough in half. Roll one half into a wide rectangle about ¼-inch thick. Spread half the melted margarine onto the dough.
Combine sugar, cocoa powder, and cinnamon, and sprinkle half of it onto the dough. Roll up into a log and put it aside. Repeat with second half of dough.
Cut each roll in half lengthwise. Twist the two halves into each other, forming a screw shape.
Place each twisted dough into a loaf pan lined with Gefen Easy Baking Parchment Paper. Brush with beaten egg and let rise for another hour.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 25–30 minutes, or until the cakes are golden.
For a professional look, prepare a glaze by combining water and sugar in a saucepan over low heat for 2 minutes. Drizzle glaze over the cakes immediately upon removing from the oven.
Photography: Daniel Lailah Food Styling: Amit Farber
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Please correct Basic Krantz Cake glaze amounts need to be corrected. A glaze cannot be made with equal amounts of water and sugar, which is how you posted it.
Hi Pessie. Can you clarify what you mean?
This glaze is not the type you are thinking of. The simple syrup is there to add moisture and sheen, not like a glaze with powdered sugar.