Description
Rum Baba.
We make the classic, dough-like cake and soak it in a non-alcoholic rum-flavoured syrup.
We then add rum alcohol.
Our recipe consists of only the best ingredients.
Who invented the Rum Baba?
The origins of the Rum Baba are in Eastern Europe. The Babka is a cylindrical yeast cake that has been made in Poland, Ukraine and Belarus for hundreds of years.
Legend has it that King Stanislaus – who was exiled from the Polish throne – brought a babka cake with him to France in the eighteenth century. He then added alcohol to moisten it as it had dried up on the journey.
French King Louis XV married the daughter of King Stanislaus. She passed on the cake and recipe to her pastry chef Stohrer. He sold it in his famous pastry shop in Paris.
French pastry chefs exported the Baba to Naples in the nineteenth century.
This is how the Rum Baba became so popular in Campania.
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What does Baba mean?
It is common to say to a person in Naples: “si nu ‘babà”.
This means in Neapolitan dialect that you are a sweet and kind person.
Our Baba are available in two sizes; small and large.
If you would like this product on shorter notice than is available online, please call us and we may be able to accommodate you.
Please store our cakes in a refrigerator until they are ready to eat.
We would recommend consuming our Italian cream pastries within 48 hours of purchase and our fresh cream pastries within 24 hours of purchase.
We accept no liability for products damaged after you have collected or received your order.
Please note that the colour of a product may differ slightly from its online appearance. This could be due to lighting, computer or phone settings and the products we use.
