I followed Julia Child’s recipe for Rum Baba cake, and let’s just say - she did not hold back on the rum. In this video, I take you through the boozy baking process, from mixing the dough to soaking ...

There are legends about the French rum baba. One such story involves a Polish king. Some credit him with the idea of the rum-soaked cake, but it's difficult to pinpoint the exact origins.

One of the sweets he sold was Leszczyński’s babka, soaked with rum instead of wine – baba au rhum. Apparently, he was the one to give it the characteristic mushroom shape the cake is known for today.