Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Get the recipe for Babas au Rhum here: bit.ly/400d3qz
These small, airy, mildly sweet, yeast-risen cakes are usually soaked til nearly soggy in a sweet rum syrup. In Paris, we tried a version that left the spongey cake “fresh,” ie, serving the rum on the side for drizzling just before eating.
So our baking expert Rose Hattabaugh developed a baba that’s all about the baba: airy-light, not-dry, can stand on its own. She balances the alcohol’s harsh bite with orange zest and juice, and brushes it on top of the babas as a glaze and serve on the side.
Get these and 200 more of our all-time best baking recipes in our new book “Milk Street Bakes”: bit.ly/4i3s2qG
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0:00 How to make babas au rhum
0:40 How to make infused syrup
1:36 How to make enriched dough for babas au rhum
3:06 How to work with sticky dough
4:47 How to properly cool your baked goods
5:17 How to make flavored whipped cream
Get the recipe for Babas au Rhum here: bit.ly/400d3qz
These small, airy, mildly sweet, yeast-risen cakes are usually soaked til nearly soggy in a sweet rum syrup. In Paris, we tried a version that left the spongey cake “fresh,” ie, serving the rum on the side for drizzling just before eating.
So our baking expert Rose Hattabaugh developed a baba that’s all about the baba: airy-light, not-dry, can stand on its own. She balances the alcohol’s harsh bite with orange zest and juice, and brushes it on top of the babas as a glaze and serve on the side.
Get these and 200 more of our all-time best baking recipes in our new book “Milk Street Bakes”: bit.ly/4i3s2qG
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#milkstreetrecipes #milkstreetbakes #babasaurhum #dessert #brunch #brunchrecipe #easyrecipe #baking
#holiday #holidayrecipe
0:00 How to make babas au rhum
0:40 How to make infused syrup
1:36 How to make enriched dough for babas au rhum
3:06 How to work with sticky dough
4:47 How to properly cool your baked goods
5:17 How to make flavored whipped cream
