Loaves upon loaves of an iconic New York treat, a bread-cake hybrid called babka. Jerry Seinfeld: That's the last babka. They got the last babka. Elaine Benes: I know. They're going in first with ...

18 E. 16th St., nr. Union Sq. W.; 212-633-2253 Babka may have been born in Central Europe, but there is likely no country more besotted with the stuff than Israel, where it’s known as “krantz ...

I tried a slice of Ayu Bakehouse’s Chocolate Babka King Cake last Carnival season, and the lusciously dense, layered cake instantly took me back to my early adult days living in New York City.