The real rum baba recipe!
The real rum baba recipe!
Ingredients :
The base: 150g of sugar / 60g of melted butter / 3 eggs / 150g of flour / 1 packet of baking powder
The syrup: 250g of sugar / 40cl of water / 15cl of rum
Preheat the oven to 180°C (thermostat 6) and butter a baba mould.
Mix the sugar and whole eggs with an electric mixer or in the bowl of a food processor then add the melted butter, flour, baking powder and mix until the dough is smooth.
Pour the batter into the mold and bake for 15 minutes. Lower the temperature to 150°C (thermostat 5) and continue cooking for another 15 minutes.
Prepare the syrup. In a saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil, then add the rum. Count 3 minutes of cooking at low simmers.
Unmold the baba on a hollow dish. Using a ladle, pour the syrup over the cake until it is well soaked.
