Baba Cakes **

Name: Baba Cakes ** (Babas)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Makes 2 babas, each serving 10 (see Chef’s Notes)
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 5 tbsp (2½ oz./75 g) butter, diced + more for the molds; 2 tsp (6 g) sugar; 2 tbsp (30 ml) lukewarm water; Scant ½ cup (100 ml) milk, divided; ¼ oz. (7 g) fresh yeast (see Chef’s Notes); 3 eggs (⅔ cup/150 g); 2 tsp (6 g) fine salt; 2 cups (9 oz./250 g) AP flour, sifted

Babas

Preparation info

Makes 2 babas, each serving
10
(see )

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

¼ oz. (7 g) fresh yeast (see Chef’s Notes)
2 tbsp (

Europe
France
Cake
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water in the bowl of the stand mixer.
Add the flour, 1 tbsp (15 ml) of the milk, and the salt (see