How to make popular rum baba dessert at home

Kateryna YagovychLS Food
A simple recipe for rum baba from Mykola Liulko

Rum baba is a popular cupcake served in many establishments around the world. The baked bun is dipped in sweet syrup and covered with white icing. The dessert is very juicy and goes well with your favorite hot drinks. It is also possible to make such a delicious dish at home.

The idea was shared by the finalist of the MasterChef. Mykola Liulko shared the idea on his Instagram page.

Homemade rum baba

Ingredients for the dough:

  • flour - 360 g
  • salt - 6 g
  • sugar - 20 g
  • milk - 130 ml
  • fresh yeast - 18 g (or dry - 6)
  • eggs - 225 g
  • butter - 70 g
Mix the dry ingredients
  • honey - 20 g
  • zest of 1 orange
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • vanilla - 1 tsp.
Add eggs

Method of preparation:

1. Knead the dough.

Knead dough

2. Put into molds.

Make icing

3. Fill to 40%.

4. Leave to rise.

5. Bake at 180-200 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

Squeeze into molds

Ingredients for the syrup:

  • water - 1 liter
  • sugar - 400 g
  • orange - 1 pc.
  • lemon - 1 pc.
  • vanilla - 1 tsp.
  • rum - 100 ml

Method of preparation:

1. Soak the buns in warm syrup for 10-20 minutes.

2. Put on a wire rack to drain.

Baked buns

Ingredients for the icing:

  • apricot confit - 200 g
Soak in syrup
  • rum - 50 ml
  • water - 50 ml
  • vanilla - 1 pod

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