Fig And Almond Cake

Name: Fig And Almond Cake
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons butter, melted; 1 cup raw almonds (not blanched); 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 3 eggs, beaten; 2 tablespoons honey; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 12 -14 ripe figs; 2 tablespoons sugar

12 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup raw almonds (not blanched)
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
12 -14 ripe figs
2 tablespoons sugar

Directions

1

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch fluted tart pan or pie pan; set aside.
2

Put almonds and 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor and grind to a coarse powder.
3

Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; pulse to combine.
4

In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, melted butter, honey and almond extract.
5

Add almond mixture and beat for a minute until batter is just mixed. Pour batter into pan.
6

Remove stem from each fig and cut in half. Arrange fig halves cut-side up over the batter.
7

Sprinkle figs with 2 tbl.sugar and bake for 30 minutes, until golden outside and dry at center when probed with a cake tester. Cool before serving.