Recipes · French · Cakes
Baba au Rhum (Rum Baba)
One serving has 735 kcal and 13 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (59%), selenium (57%), riboflavin (56%), vitamin A (48%), folate (40%) and choline (31%). Ready in 80 minutes.
- Preparation: 60 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (291 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 50 g Flour, all-purpose
- 2 g Yeast, active dry
- 20 g Milk, whole
- 40 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 20 g Butter, unsalted
- 45 g Sugar
- 0.5 g Salt
- 60 g Water
- 20 g Spirits
- 30 g Cream, heavy
- 3 g Sugar, powdered
Method
- Makes 1 baba; multiply by 6 for a batch. Warm the milk, stir in the yeast and a pinch of the sugar, and leave 10 minutes until foamy.
- Beat the flour, egg, salt and yeast mixture to a smooth, elastic batter, then beat in the soft butter. Cover and let rise 45 minutes until doubled.
- Spoon the batter into a buttered dariole mould (or ramekin) to half full, cover and prove 20 minutes more, then bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 18-20 minutes until deep golden and firm.
- Meanwhile dissolve the sugar in the water over low heat to make a syrup, remove from the heat and stir in the rum.
- Turn the warm baba out and prick it all over, then spoon the warm rum syrup over it repeatedly until well soaked and glossy.
- Whip the cream with the powdered sugar to soft peaks and serve alongside or spooned over the baba.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 735 kcal | 35% |
| Carbohydrates | 89.1 g | |
| Water | 148 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.9 g | 6% |
| Protein | 12.7 g | 26% |
| Tryptophan | 0.17 g | |
| Threonine | 0.47 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.57 g | |
| Leucine | 0.99 g | |
| Lysine | 0.65 g | |
| Methionine | 0.3 g | |
| Cystine | 0.24 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.65 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.46 g | |
| Valine | 0.7 g | |
| Histidine | 0.3 g | |
| Fat | 32.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.6 g | |
| Saturated | 18.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.39 g | |
| Cholesterol | 228 mg | |
| Calcium | 80.1 mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.13 mg | 14% |
| Iron | 3.1 mg | 17% |
| Magnesium | 22 mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.37 mg | 21% |
| Phosphorus | 186 mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 189 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 31.5 µg | 57% |
| Sodium | 275 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg | 15% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.65 mg | 59% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.62 mg | 56% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.8 mg | 27% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.4 mg | 27% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.14 mg | 11% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 160 µg | 40% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.53 µg | 22% |
| Choline | 130 mg | 31% |
| Vitamin A | 333 µg | 48% |
| Vitamin C | 0.19 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 61.9 IU | 10% |
| Vitamin E | 1.3 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 2.7 µg | 3% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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