Rum cake
I believe the answer is:
baba
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">rum cake</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for baba that I've seen before include "Ali . . . . and the Forty Thieves" , "a little one" , "infant" , "Rum fare" , "Rum-soaked sponge" .)