There are legends about the French rum baba. One such story involves a Polish king. Some credit him with the idea of the ...

Impress your guests with this rum-soaked, retro classic. You will need four 11cm/4½in baba tins (savarin moulds). Alternatively you can use small dariole moulds. Place the flour in a large bowl.

Chef Rafael Cagali of London’s Da Terra finishes his cachaça baba with caviar. Courtesy of Da Terra The rum-baba renaissance currently sweeping London sees this long-standing convention as a ...

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.

Enjoy this recipe for a sweet treat popular in Southern Italy. Traditional babà rum cakes, seen in a pastry shop in the historic center of Naples, Italy, February 21, 2024. / Credit: Ivan Romano ...

Flavours of fennel and honey give this baba a Greek upgrade. “Rum baba is one of my all-time favourite desserts, and while Paris is not exactly on the Mediterranean, I’ve taken this French classic and ...