Fig & Almond Cake…

Here is a recipe for a very easy fig & almond cake, however, you could easily adapt this recipe to instead use plum, nectarine, banana or even, fine layers of apple or pear… the variations are endless…

Let me know if you try it…

Ingredients

1 Cup Almond Meal

1/4 Cup Sugar, plus extra

1/4 Cup All Purpose Flour

1 Teaspoon Baking Powder

1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

Pinch of Salt

3 Eggs at Room Temperature, lightly Beaten

4 Tablespoons Butter, melted & cooled

1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla extract

8 Fresh Figs or fruit of choice

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees & line a slice pan with paper

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, butter & vanilla extract

3. Add to the wet mixture, almond meal, sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon & salt … combine until smooth

4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan

5. Remove the stem from each fig, then cut in half ( Prepare chosen fruit to suit)

6. Arrange the figs cut side up over the batter, pushing the figs gently into the batter

7. Sprinkle the extra sugar over the figs, then bake for about 30 mins or until the cake is set in the center

8. If you can wait… cool to room temperature before serving

I am trying this with plums next… enjoy!