Simple Fig and Almond Cake
Simple Fig and Almond Cake - very easy to make and full of autumn goodness of ripe figs. Not too sweet, so perfect for an afternoon treat.
Servings: 10 people
Equipment
- hand mixer
- basic 20cm springform cake tin or similar
Ingredients
- 5 large figs
- 125 g plain flour
- 75 g ground almond
- 100 g caster sugar
- 100 g salted butter
- 100 g Greek yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 30 g flaked almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170C. You will need a lower temperature than for most baked goods as this cake cooks slowly because of the fruit content.
- Cream the butter, the sugar and the eggs first. Sift the flour in, add the almonds, the vanilla and baking powder. Add the yogurt.Grease the base of a 20cm springform cake tin.
- Remove the stalks of the figs. Slice one and half of them into segments. Chop the rest.
- Stir the chopped figs into the batter, then scrape into the prepared tin.
- Arrange the fig slices nicely on the top and sprinkle with the flaked almonds.
- Bake in the oven for 1 hr 30 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean (check it after 1 hr). Let it cool and enjoy.
