FIG SPICE CAKE

Fig Spice Cake image

Provided by Craig Claiborne

Categories dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

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Ingredients

1 pound dried figs
1/2 cup yogurt
2 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves or allspice
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Confectioners' sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cover figs with boiling water. Let stand 10 minutes; drain and reserve water. Chop off stems and, using scissors, cut fine. Mix 1/2 cup of reserved fig water with yogurt. Set aside.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt, spices and baking soda together twice.
Cream shortening and sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla.
Add sifted ingredients alternately with yogurt mixture, beating until smooth after each addition. Add nuts and figs.
Turn mixture into greased 9-inch tube pan and bake 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let stand briefly.
Unmold cake while still warm onto round dish. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 400, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 61 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 268 milligrams, Sugar 35 grams, TransFat 1 gram