Kougelhopf

If there's one cake that sits proudly in the window of every bakery in Alsace, it's the Kougelhopf. A veritable architectural monument in yeast dough, this fluted, raised crown-shaped cake is much more than a simple brioche: it's the very symbol of Alsatian hospitality and celebrations. Kougelhopf is a leavened dough (brioche dough) based cake, but with the particularity of being lower in sugar and slightly denser than a classic Parisian brioche, while remaining incredibly honeycombed and moist.