Best Fresh Fig Cake Recipes
FRESH FIG CAKE
This recipe makes a moist cake filled with a mixture of fresh figs, brown sugar, and lemon juice.
Provided by Karin Christian
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Fig Dessert Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two 8-inch round cake pans with vegetable oil spray.
- In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with the sugar until fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Add flour mixture alternately with the evaporated milk. Fold in vanilla and almond extracts and 1 cup chopped figs.
- Divide into two prepared 8-inch round cake pans. Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when lightly touched with a fingertip and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool cake layers on wire rack.
- To make the filling: In a saucepan, combine 2 cups chopped figs, brown sugar, water and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 20 minutes. Spread thinly between cooled cake layers and on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 370.2 calories, Carbohydrate 71.7 g, Cholesterol 39.8 mg, Fat 6.9 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 357.1 mg, Sugar 45.6 g
FRESH-FIG CAKE WITH HONEY CREAM-CHEESE FROSTING
This dense and deeply figgy cake, adapted from Eli's Table in Manhattan, gets its complex flavor from a combination of fresh figs and fig jam, seasoned generously with cinnamon, cardamom and ginger. It's then filled and topped with cream cheese frosting that is sweetened with a combination of confectioners' sugar for lightness and honey for richness. Over all, it's a bit like carrot cake, except softer and sweeter. You can make the cake two to three days ahead and store it, well wrapped or under a cake dome, in the refrigerator. It gets even moister as it sits. If you can't get fresh figs, chopped peeled apple works nicely as a substitute.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories cakes, dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Make the cake: Heat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour a 10-inch cake pan (or two 9-inch pans), and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, baking soda and salt.
- Using an electric mixer, whisk to combine sugar and eggs until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Whisk in oil and buttermilk or yogurt to combine.
- Using a rubber spatula, gently fold dry ingredients into egg mixture just until combined. Fold in figs, jam and pecans.
- Scrape into prepared cake pan and bake until browned and springy to the touch, about 65 to 75 minutes (or 35 to 45 minutes for the 9-inch pans). If the top gets too dark before the cake is finished baking, cover it with foil. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
- While cake is cooling, make the frosting: Using an electric mixer, beat butter, cream cheese and salt on low speed until smooth. Beat in honey and vanilla, then beat in confectioners' sugar.
- To assemble the cake, remove cooled cake from pan and peel off parchment paper. Slice cake in half horizontally, so you end up with 2 layers. (You don't need to do this for the 9-inch cakes.) Spread half the frosting between the layers, sandwiching it. Dollop remaining frosting in a thick layer on top of the cake, leaving a 1-inch border on the top of the cake, the sides, bare. Chill until ready to serve. Just before serving, top with sliced figs.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 889, UnsaturatedFat 25 grams, Carbohydrate 111 grams, Fat 48 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 19 grams, Sodium 397 milligrams, Sugar 80 grams, TransFat 1 gram
UPSIDE-DOWN FRESH FIG CAKE
Another appealing fig recipe from The Times-Picayune. Our area is full of fig trees - heavy with fruit not yet ripe. Many folks do not even eat their figs anymore! I am glad to help them out!! The article noted that dried figs reconstituted with hot water can be substituted if fresh figs are not available.
Provided by Busters friend
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch cake pan with 2-inch sides. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and butter the parchment.
- In a small saucepan over medium-low heat or in the microwave, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter. Stir in the brown sugar and honey until smooth. Pour the sauce into the prepared cake pan. Arrange the figs, cut sides down, in concentric circles over the sauce. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the remaining 8 tablespoons butter with sugar and vanilla until lightened in color and texture, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating until well combined after each. Beating on low speed just until combined after each addition, add dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with the milk in 2 parts. Spoon the batter evenly over the figs.
- Bake the cake until golden and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Transfer the cake to a rack and cool in the pan for 50 minutes.
- Run a thin knife around the sides of the pan to loosen. Place a serving platter on top of the pan and invert the cake. Gently lift off the pan and remove the parchment paper. Spoon over the cake any of the sauce that has run off, and serve warm.
HAKAN'S FRESH FIG CAKE
Bake this delicious, simple cake for breakfast or afternoon tea. For an evening dessert, serve it with ice cream or whipped cream, flavored with cinnamon or nutmeg.
Provided by JackieOhNo
Categories Dessert
Time 1h45m
Yield 1 9-inch bundt cake
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-inch bundt pan.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, salt and baking soda. In a large mixing bowl, mix sugar and oil for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and mix. Add flour mixture and mix just till combined. Fold in walnuts, cranberries, dates or prunes and raisins.
- Spoon ½ of the batter into prepared bundt pan. Place ½ the figs around on top of batter and push lightly into the batter. Spoon remaining cake mixture on top of figs. Sprinkle remaining figs evenly on top of cake and lightly press them into cake batter.
- Bake for 1 hr 25 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean (I use a long bamboo stick, as a toothpick is not long enough for a thick cake.) Cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Turn out onto a cooling rack.
FRESH FIG CAKE
While looking for Middle Eastern recipes I came across this one on the internet listed as suitable for Ramadan.
Provided by Sydney Mike
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then spray 2 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
- FOR CAKE ~ In medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt & baking powder, then set aside.
- In large mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar until fluffy.
- Add egg & beat well.
- Add flour mixture alternately with evaporated milk. Fold in vanilla & almond extracts & 1 cup of the chopped figs.
- Divide batter between the 2 prepared cake pans & bake 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- FOR FILLING ~ In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, water, 2 cups of chopped figs & lemon juice.
- Brink to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer & cook until thickened, about 20 minutes.
- Spread thinly between the layers of the cake AND on top.
- Slice, serve & enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.8, Fat 6, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 33.9, Sodium 188.4, Carbohydrate 39.5, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 21.2, Protein 4.2
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