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

Bake the babàs in a static oven preheated to 340°F (170°C) for 15-20 minutes. Then take them out of the oven, let them cool, and remove them from the molds. In the meantime, prepare the syrup: put the ...

Enjoy the Caribbean flavours in this rich and moist ginger spiced rum cake. It's delicious with or without the icing, so feel free to drop that part if you don't have a particularly sweet tooth.

Let it boil for 5 minutes, then turn off and let it cool. Pour the warm syrup into a bowl and add the rum, stirring. Dip the babàs in the syrup, a little at a time. Turn them several times so ...