A rum baba or baba au rhum is a small yeast cake saturated in syrup made with hard liquor, usually rum, and sometimes filled with whipped cream or pastry cream. It is most typically made in individual servings but sometimes can be made in larger forms similar to those used for Bundt cakes.

Does Rum Baba have alcohol?

The classic French Rum Baba (Baba au Rhum) is saturated with hard liquor syrup, usually rum, and filled with whipped cream or pastry cream. This is a no alcohol baba recipe with whipped cream everywhere, exactly as it is served in the Middle East.

Do you eat rum baba hot or cold?

Turn off the heat and add the rum and eau de vie. When the babas are cooked, soak them in this liquid. Eat cold with whipped cream.