Fresh Fig Cake
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Cooking:
40 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Fresh Fig Cake

1. Butter, softened - ¼ cup
2. White sugar - 1 cup
3. Egg - 1
4. All-purpose flour - 2 cups
5. Salt - ½ teaspoon
6. Baking powder - 2 teaspoons
7. Fat-free evaporated milk - 1 cup
8. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
9. Almond extract - ¼ teaspoon
10. Chopped fresh figs - 1 cup
11. Chopped fresh figs - 2 cups
12. Packed brown sugar - ¼ cup
13. Water - ¼ cup
14. Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Fresh Fig Cake

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two 8-inch round cake pans with vegetable oil spray.

2. Stage

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.

3. Stage

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with the sugar until fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Add flour mixture alternately with the evaporated milk. Fold in vanilla and almond extracts and 1 cup chopped figs.

4. Stage

Divide into two prepared 8-inch round cake pans. Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when lightly touched with a fingertip and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool cake layers on wire rack.

5. Stage

To make the filling: In a saucepan, combine 2 cups chopped figs, brown sugar, water and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 20 minutes. Spread thinly between cooled cake layers and on top.