Baba au Rhum

Make and share this Baba au Rhum recipe from Food.com. Recipe adapted from Food.com

French

📊 Recipe Overview

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2 Total Time

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8 Servings

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medium Difficulty

📝 Description

Make and share this Baba au Rhum recipe from Food.com. Recipe adapted from Food.com

🥘 Ingredients

Servings:

Original: 8

1 package dry yeast
1/3 cup warm milk
2 1/2 cups sifted flour, divided
8 tablespoons butter, softened
2 2/3 cups sugar, divided
6 eggs
5 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup dark rum
candied fruit, for decoration
whipped cream (to garnish)

📋 Instructions

Dissolve yeast in the milk in a large bowl.
Stir in 1/2 cup flour.
Cover and set aside in a warm place to rise for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, beat 7 Tablespoons of the butter in an electric mixer or in a food processor.
Beat in 2 Tablespoons sugar and 2 Tablespoons flour.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Beat the remaining flour into the risen yeast mixture, then beat in the butter-egg mixture to make a thick, cake-like batter.
Grease an 8-inch Bundt pan with the remaining tablespoon of butter, taking care to leave no part of the pan ungreased, and spoon the batter into the mold.
It should fill it halfway.
Cover with a cloth and set aside to rise until the dough reaches the top of the mold.
Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Bake the baba for about 40 min.
until nicely browned on top.
While the baba is baking, combine the remaining sugar with the water in a saucepan and boil until syrupy and reduced to 3 cups.
Remove from heat and stir in rum.
Remove baked baba from oven and spoon rum syrup over it, saturating completely.
Cool 45 minutes.
Unmold.
Decorate with candied fruits and whipped cream.

👨‍🍳 Chef's Tips

Professional tips to make this recipe perfect every time!

💡 Read through the entire recipe before starting.
💡 Prepare all ingredients before you begin cooking (mise en place).
💡 Taste and adjust seasoning as needed throughout cooking.
💡 Use fresh, high-quality ingredients for the best flavor.
💡 Keep your knives sharp for safer and more efficient prep work.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving

Serving Size: 1 portion (8 servings per recipe)

Calories 597.5

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15.9g 24%

Saturated Fat 8.8g 44%

Cholesterol 171.4mg 57%

Sodium 166.6mg 7%

Protein 9.6g 19%

Additional Nutrition

Carbohydrates 97.7

*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.