Rum is part of the composition of many desserts but if there is one that really enhances it, it is baba!
Used in the soaking syrup, often doubled with a clean swig when tasting, sugar cane alcohol gives all its power to this centuries-old cake.
Although divisive - texture too spongy for some, taste too alcoholic for others - this great hexagonal classic has many followers, all generations combined, if we are to believe the 35.5 million occurrences on Instagram, the favorite social network of "foodistas".
It was also one of the cute sins of Johnny Hallyday, as Jacqueline Benoit, who was his private cook for six years, confides in a cookbook published in 2019 by Hachette Pratique.
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