Fastelavnsboller (Carnival buns)

Instructions

1. Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, cardamom and salt in the mixer bowl.
2. Add the warm milk, egg and soft butter, then knead for 8 to 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
3. Cover and let the dough rise somewhere warm for 1 hour, until doubled in size.
4. Divide the dough into 8 balls and place them on a lined tray, then let them rise for another 30 minutes.
5. Brush with egg yolk and bake at 200 °C for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden.
6. Let the buns cool completely on a wire rack.
7. Whip the cream with the icing sugar until it holds its shape, then split the buns on one side and fill them generously.
8. Melt the chocolate with the butter in a bain-marie, spread it over the tops of the buns and let it set before serving.