Babà (Neapolitan Rum Cake)

Babà (Neapolitan Rum Cake) takes roughly 3 hours from beginning to end. For $1.66 per serving, this recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 10g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 658 calories. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of eggs, rum, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. Several people made this recipe, and 101 would say it hit the spot. It is brought to you by Memorie Di Angelina. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 40%, which is solid. Similar recipes include Baba with Rum, Rum Cake with Rum Raisin Ice Cream and Island Fruit, and Caribbean Sweet Potato Rum Cake With Butter Rum Frosting.

Servings: 6

 

Ingredients:

2 Tbs dry active yeast

75g (3/4 stick) of butter, softened

Crema pasticcera (see this post for the recipe)

3 eggs

300g (10-1/2 oz) flour

Mixed berries, napped with a large spoonful of the rum syrup

100g (3-1/2 oz) mealy potato, steamed, peeled and mashed

Rum, 150m (1/2 cup) or more, to taste

Extra rum

A pinch of salt

A pinch of sugar

350g (12 oz) sugar

100 ml (1/2 cup) lukewarm water

Whipped cream

Equipment:

spatula

bowl

oven

toothpicks

knife

sauce pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Proof the yeast by mixing it with 50g (2 oz) of the flour and the water in a small bowl. Cover the bowl and let it sit in a warm place (like inside of a turned off oven) for about 30 minutes. It'll be ready when it 'bubbles'.In the bowl of a standing mixer, using the paddle on low speed, mix together the rest of the flour, mashed potato, butter salt and sugar until it has taken on a grainy consistency. Then start adding the eggs, one by one. Stop the mixer and add the proofed yeast, then continue until you've achieved a uniform, very stick dough.Grease a ring mold very well. (NB: Do this even if you're ring mold is supposedly non-stick; trust me, it helps.) Gather up the dough into a ball with a spatula and place it in the mold, evening it out as much as you can. The sticky dough can be hard to handle, but persist; it is easiest to use your hands for the operation.Cover the mold with a towel and let is sit for an hour or two, until it has at least doubled in volume, filling up the mold.Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Place the mold (uncovered) in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes, until the dough has turned golden brown on top and a paring knife or toothpick inserted into it comes out perfectly clean. Remove from the oven and let the cake cool in its mold for about 10-15 minutes.While the cake is cooling, make the syrup: Add water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for about a minute, then add a good splash (or two) of rum. Simmer for another minute or so. (NB: If it's more convenient to make the syrup ahead of time, make sure to reheat it before proceeding to the next step.)After the cake has cooled off a bit but is still warm, prick the top of the babà all over with a paring knife or other sharp object to perforate the surface. Spoon the rum syrup, little by little, all over the top of the cake and around the edges, too, so it runs down the sides and reaches the bottom of the mold. Continue until you've used up all but a few spoonfuls of the syrup. (If garnishing the babà with mixed berries, save another spoonful for that, too.) Let the cake sit in its mold for another 10-15 minutes to allow the syrup to penetrate it completely.Turn the cake over on to a serving platter and unmold it. Spoon the remaining syrup over the top, and fill the center, if you like, with crema pasticcera, whipped cream or mixed berries. And now for my little special chef's secret: if you want some extra oomph, drizzle more rum over the top of the cake, as much as you like...When the cake has completely cooled, slice, serve and enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Proof the yeast by mixing it with 50g (2 oz) of the flour and the water in a small bowl. Cover the bowl and let it sit in a warm place (like inside of a turned off oven) for about 30 minutes. It'll be ready when it 'bubbles'.In the bowl of a standing mixer, using the paddle on low speed, mix together the rest of the flour, mashed potato, butter salt and sugar until it has taken on a grainy consistency. Then start adding the eggs, one by one. Stop the mixer and add the proofed yeast, then continue until you've achieved a uniform, very stick dough.Grease a ring mold very well. (NB: Do this even if you're ring mold is supposedly non-stick; trust me, it helps.) Gather up the dough into a ball with a spatula and place it in the mold, evening it out as much as you can. The sticky dough can be hard to handle, but persist; it is easiest to use your hands for the operation.Cover the mold with a towel and let is sit for an hour or two, until it has at least doubled in volume, filling up the mold.Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.

2. Place the mold (uncovered) in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes, until the dough has turned golden brown on top and a paring knife or toothpick inserted into it comes out perfectly clean.


Remove from the oven and let the cake cool in its mold for about 10-15 minutes.While the cake is cooling, make the syrup

1. Add water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for about a minute, then add a good splash (or two) of rum. Simmer for another minute or so. (NB: If it's more convenient to make the syrup ahead of time, make sure to reheat it before proceeding to the next step.)After the cake has cooled off a bit but is still warm, prick the top of the babà all over with a paring knife or other sharp object to perforate the surface. Spoon the rum syrup, little by little, all over the top of the cake and around the edges, too, so it runs down the sides and reaches the bottom of the mold. Continue until you've used up all but a few spoonfuls of the syrup. (If garnishing the babà with mixed berries, save another spoonful for that, too.)

2. Let the cake sit in its mold for another 10-15 minutes to allow the syrup to penetrate it completely.Turn the cake over on to a serving platter and unmold it. Spoon the remaining syrup over the top, and fill the center, if you like, with crema pasticcera, whipped cream or mixed berries. And now for my little special chef's secret: if you want some extra oomph, drizzle more rum over the top of the cake, as much as you like...When the cake has completely cooled, slice, serve and enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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649k Calories
10g Protein
16g Total Fat
96g Carbs
4% Health Score
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Calories
649k
32%

Fat
16g
26%

  Saturated Fat
8g
50%

Carbohydrates
96g
32%

  Sugar
58g
64%

Cholesterol
121mg
40%

Sodium
194mg
8%

Alcohol
11g
65%

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Protein
10g
20%

Vitamin B1
0.82mg
55%

Folate
191µg
48%

Selenium
23µg
34%

Vitamin B2
0.51mg
30%

Vitamin B3
4mg
22%

Manganese
0.35mg
18%

Iron
2mg
15%

Phosphorus
129mg
13%

Vitamin B5
1mg
11%

Vitamin A
540IU
11%

Fiber
2g
10%

Zinc
0.99mg
7%

Vitamin B6
0.12mg
6%

Copper
0.12mg
6%

Calcium
54mg
5%

Vitamin D
0.65µg
4%

Magnesium
16mg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.24µg
4%

Vitamin E
0.59mg
4%

Potassium
133mg
4%

Vitamin K
1µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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