Rum baba is a classical French dessert consisting of an individual yeast cake that is soaked in a syrup of rum, sugar and water. It is traditionally served with whipped cream.
Rum baba is a classical French dessert consisting of an individual yeast cake that is soaked in a syrup of rum, sugar and water. It is traditionally served with whipped cream.
You can use other flavourings in the syrup instead of rum, such as, orange or grapefruit juice, calvados or Cointreau.
Try William Drabble's Soaked savarin with Scottish raspberries, Martin Wishart's classic Rum baba or Adam Gray's version with poached pears and ginger ice cream.