Recipe

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• 5 eggs
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 tbsp yeast , dry active
• 1/4 cup water, warm
• 5 cups water, warm
• 4 oz butter (unsalted )
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark rum
• 1 package alouette cuisine creme fraiche
• 2 tbsp sugar , confectioner
• 2 oz dark rum
• 2 cups fresh seasonal fruit (to garnish )

• 1 Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• 2 In a small bowl, mix yeast with 1/4 cup warm water until the yeast dissolves.
• 3 Add 2 tablespoons flour, to form a paste.
• 4 Set aside in warm place for 10 minutes.
• 5 In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer for about 5 to 6 minutes using paddle attachment.
• 6 Remove the paddle and scrape butter mixture into the bowl.
• 7 Place a dough hook attachment on the mixer and add the yeast mixture, the remaining flour, the salt, and mix well on medium speed.
• 8 Add the eggs and yolks one at a time and mix for about 8 to 9 minutes, until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
• 9 Remove the dough from the mixing bowl and split it into 2 equal portions.
• 10 Prepare 2- 6 inch Savarin molds with non stick spray (Bundt cake pan can be used only fill 1/2).
• 11 Place each portion into the prepared pan, cover and allow to stand in a warm place until doubled.
• 12 Place the cakes in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until cooked through or when a toothpick entered at the center exits clean.
• 13 Remove from oven and allow cake to cool for 20 minutes.
• 14 Remove the cakes from the pan and wrap them immediately with plastic wrap (at this point they can be frozen for later usage).
• 15 In a saucepan bring the water and sugar to a boil to dissolve the sugar. Remove from heat, add rum, stir to mix and allow cooling.
• 16 Spoon the rum simple syrup over the cakes and repeat until cake can no longer absorb the syrup.
• 17 Place Alouette Cuisine Crème Fraiche, confectioners sugar, and rum in a mixing bowl and whip to form a soft peak.
• 18 Drain soaked cake and place on platter. Top center with rum infused whipped Alouette Cuisine Crème Fraiche and top with fresh fruit.