Baba au rhum is a small, individual yeast cake — cylindrical, light, and highly porous — soaked after baking in a rum syrup until saturated, then topped with whipped cream and a candied cherry. The cake itself is closer to a brioche than a conventional sponge: enriched with eggs and butter, leavened with yeast, and […]

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Pão de mel — honey bread — is a small, individually portioned cake made from a spiced honey batter, cut in half, filled with doce de leite, and coated entirely in chocolate. The base is dense and moist, flavored with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, and despite the name, the honey is more structural than dominant […]

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