Figs and date and honey cake
With cream cheese frosting
INGREDIENTS
12 pitted dates,u can use dried or fresh
6 dried figs
4fresh figs
3 cups water
1 cup butter at room temperature
1-11/2 cups brown sugar(i used 1cup as u know i don’t like too sweet cakes)
4 eggs
2 tsp baking soda
11/2 tsp baking powder
31/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp vanilla extract
FROSTING
11/2cups cream cheese
3tbsp honey
DECORATING:
5-8 fresh figs, halved or sliced
Zest of one orange
Honey 1-2tsp
Fresh Dates sliced 5-6
METHOD:
Pre-heat the oven to 350°F grease a 9 or 12 inch spring form cake pan or a round cake pan
Put the dates, dried figs, fresh figs and water in saucepan and bring to boil . Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 -35 minutes till everything soft and mushy should still have little fluid ,Remove the pan from the heat and cool for 15 minutes. Then blend in a food processor
Cream together the butter and sugar using an electric or hand mixer. Add in one egg at a time,followed by the vanilla extract. Then add soda and flour and lastly the fig and date puree. Mix till just all blended don’t over-mix
Place the cake in the oven for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.Mine got a little over-baked as I was cleaning the kitchen and yelling at my kids to help me clean😬 and it sat in the oven a bit longer ,still tasted great but obviously a little less moist
Remove the cake and leave to cool
To make the frosting is the hardest part😂u just have to mix the two ingredients in a mixer till smooth and fluffy ,thats hard work ,right!!
Spread the frosting on top of the cooled cake.
To decorate do what your heart desires ,make it a piece of art or dump everything on it or eat as it is ,u can see i sliced the figs and dates and made some sorta pattern ,lastly drizzle more honey on top and enjoy!!!
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