Top 4 Fig Cake Recipe You Cannot Miss Out In 2023!

It is the season of figs!! A fig cake is your permanent go-to dessert! From the traditional type to the almond to the vegan format, you have a wide variety to choose from. In fact, recently the fig-olive oil-rosemary combo cake has been garnering immense popularity. So, here’s presenting some toothsome fig cake recipe that you can curate easily this season. Here’s exploring –

Top fig cake recipe to check out

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Here are some recipes you will not want to miss out on –

1. Olive oil – Rosemary – Fig cake recipe

 

Let’s start with this recipe. Fairly new to the brood of fig cakes, this combo trio is one of the delectable ones for every season. If you are not one for rosemary or olive oil, you can always replace them with any neutral-flavored oil or melted butter with lemon zest for best results!

What do you require?

. Olive oil and packaged brown sugar (1/2 cup each)

. Full-fat milk or any other variety of milk (1/3 cup)

. Infertile free-range eggs (2)

. Ground almonds (3/4 cup) – you may use extra flour in place of the same

. Baking powder (1 1/2 teaspoon)

. Plain flour or Gluten-free flour or Spelt flour mix (1 cup)

. Figs – fresh and halved (6)

. Fresh rosemary – chopped (4 teaspoons – use 2 teaspoons for making the cake, and keep aside the rest for garnishing)

. Pinch of salt

How to make it?

. To make this fig cake recipe you will have to start by – combining the sugar and oil. To this, add the milk and eggs, and keep whisking them. Ensure you make a frothy mixture.

. In another bowl – combine the ground almonds, rosemary, salt, and flour. Whisk it well to create a uniform mix. Then add the previously mixed ingredients to this.

. With a spatula, pour this mixture into the storing tin. Put the figs over the cake’s surface.

. Preheat the oven to 170-200 degrees C. Then bake this cake for 45-50 minutes. Cool down the tin for 10 minutes and transfer it to the cooling rack.

. Garnish this cake with the remaining rosemary. You may either put olive oil on the cake’s wedges or add a dash of yogurt on the side platter.

2. Vegan Almond Fig cake recipe

 

Getting a dessert perfected for your vegan taste buds can be a challenging task. But this fig cake recipe is there to match all your taste –

What do you require?

. All-purpose flour (3 cups)

. Vanilla extract/ Baking soda/ Vinegar or Lemon juice (2 teaspoons each)

. Salt (1/2 teaspoon)

. Brown sugar (3/4 cup)

. Sugar (1/2 cup)

. Almonds – chopped and Raisins (1/2 cup each)

. Fresh chopped figs (12)

. Baking powder (1 teaspoon)

. Coconut or Vegetable oil (1/3 cup)

. Almond milk (1 1/2 cups)

How to make it?

. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Take a 9 inches square cake pan and grease it.

. For creating this fig cake recipe you will have to – combine the flour, both sugar varieties, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Whisk it well to form a uniform mix.

. In another bowl, combine – vanilla extract, almond milk, vinegar and the oil (any of the two). Blend these ingredients well.

. Combine both the blended mixtures – and then add almonds, raisins, and figs to this.

. Pour this concoction into the cake pan. Bake it for 60 minutes (keep a check after 40 minutes).

. Keep it aside for 10 minutes, and let it cool. Now it is ready to be sliced.

3. Eggless Wholegrain Vanilla Fig cake recipe

If you are one with a ‘pure vegetarian’ taste style, then this fig cake is the one to pick. Getting bites of figs at every layer, this serves as an excellent accomplice to a cup of ginger tea.

What do you require?

. Whole wheat flour (1 1/2 cups)

. Water (3 tablespoons)

. Any neutral-taste oil (1/2 cup)

. Any variety of milk – warm (3/4 cup)

. Flax meal (1 tablespoon)

. Vanilla extract (1 1/2 teaspoon)

. Baking powder (2 teaspoons)

. All-purpose flour (2 teaspoons)

. Figs – medium size, cut into small pieces (6)

. A pinch of salt

. Unrefined cane sugar (3/4 cup)

How to make it?

. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees F. Take a 7-inch round cake pan and grease it well.

. You will have to begin this fig cake recipe by blending the flax meal with water. Whisk it well and let it stand for 10 minutes or till it becomes a thick-gel-like mix.

. Take 2 teaspoons of all-purpose flour and toss the chopped figs in it. Keep it aside.

. Whisk – cane sugar, salt, whole wheat flour, and baking powder in a bowl.

. Take another bowl and blend vanilla extract, oil, and warm milk. To this add the thick flax mix and keep whisking till it is blended uniformly.

. In the dry flour mix that you have created – add the wet oil mix you have kept aside. Add part of the chopped figs to this blend.

. Take this batter and pour it into the pan. Sprinkle the rest of the chopped figs on top of it. Put it to bake for 30-35 minutes.

. Remove the pan and cool it overnight.

4. Fig cake recipe with fig preserves

Having a fig cake with deliciously prepped fig preserves is one experience your taste buds would not like to miss out on.

What do you require?

For the cake you will need –

. Softened butter (3/4 cup)

. Baking soda (1 teaspoon) mixed with vinegar (1 teaspoon). Put the solution aside.

. Sugar (1 cup)

. All-purpose flour (2 cups)

. Any variety of milk (1/2 cup)

. Vanilla (1/2 teaspoon)

. Eggs (3)

To prepare 2 cups of fig preserves you will need –

. Whole fresh figs (6)

. Water and sugar (3 cups each)

. Baking soda (2 tablespoons)

. Fresh lemon – sliced with no seeds (you may also leave the skin on as per your taste)

How to make it?

The first step in curating this fig cake recipe is to make the preserves. For making this –

. You will have to start by snipping off the stems of the figs. After that, rinse them well in the baking soda solution (blend baking soda and cold water) and keep them aside. Again, rinse them in fresh water.

. Combine the lemon slices (full or only lemon flesh) with water and the figs.

. Cook them on medium heat till you get the desired thickness level. You have to do this for close to 3 hours.

. Get close to 6 canning jars and pack this thick solution in those jars (with a 1/2-inch headspace at the top).

. Put these jars in boiling water and let them stand for 15 minutes. Move them aside, let them cool, and store them. You can store them in tubs and refrigerate them for a maximum of 6 weeks in the refrigerator, or even 6 months in the freezer.

Now you will have to start curating the cake –

. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

. Start by adding the butter and sugar together. As you beat them to form a creamy frothy batter, add the eggs – one by one and keep beating constantly.

. Once the frothy batter is completed, add milk step by step. Keep mixing accordingly.

. To this concoction – add flour, and baking soda – vinegar solution in that order. Beat in the vanilla to this mix.

. To this blended mix – add the fig preserve you have made. Keep beating the mix.

. Take a 9×12 greased baking sheet and pour this batter on it. Set it into a shape and put it into the oven for 50 minutes.

Tips to follow while curating a fig cake recipe

As you have seen in the recipes mentioned above, creating a fig cake is not a difficult task. However, to ensure that its tastes as paradisical every time you cut out a slice for yourself – here are certain key factors you must remember.

• You have to use ripe figs

To ensure that you have a delectable fig cake at your disposal, ensure you use ripe figs (mash them before use as per instructions). The cake primarily gets its tenderness from the ripe figs. If you are using underripe figs, taste them first and add sugar accordingly to balance the moisture level.

• Add cornstarch and chocolate chips

If you want to add a bittersweet flavor to your fig cake – then there’s nothing better than adding a handful of choco chips or fig preserves or jam to your fig cake recipe. Also, if you add a fistful of cornstarch to the all-purpose flour – it makes for tender crumbs.

• How to store the fig cake

You can either put the fig cake in the refrigerator or keep it at room temperature. Ensure you cover it either with aluminum foil or plastic wrap, or you could start by covering it in plastic wrap followed by aluminum foil wrap. This is the best method to store the cake and you can do so for 6 months.

Get the dishes out

Figs are decorative and showy fruits. Pick out the drabbest of figs, and you will find an enticing scarlet belly pierced with shimmering seeds that ensure a flavorsome taste to remember for a lifetime. When you put them on the platter of your fig cake – there’s no better dessert that will serve your purpose. If you have any secret or homemade fig cake recipe then do share it with us. For more recipes like this – keep browsing this website.