Figs Almond Cake

Name: Figs Almond Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 Minutes
Yield: 10 servings

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Ingredients 11 items

150 g or ¾ cup softened butter
100 g or ½ cup caster sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 tin Nestlé® Sweetened Condensed Milk or 397 g
210 g or 1½ cups plain flour
50 g or ½ cup almond powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon anise powder optional
300 g or 1½ cups fresh figs chopped
25 g or ¼ cup flaked almonds

How to prepare

Mix in a bowl the butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes until well combined. Add eggs, vanilla and Nestlé® Sweetened Condensed Milk then mix to combine all together.
Add flour, almond powder, baking powder and anise powder over the mixture and mix until mixture is well combined.
Fold the figs into the mixture and pour mixture into a 23x28cm greased and floured cake tin; sprinkle almond flakes on top and bake in a 190°C preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until when inserting a skewer in the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.

The texture of this cake is extraordinary! It contains the sweet chewy texture of figs and the crunchiness of almonds and fig seeds! All this, in addition to these 2 ingredients' many essential nutrients and healthy fiber!

What are the nutritional benefits of figs?

Yummy ripe figs are rich in polyphenolic antioxidants which help protect body cells from harm and promote good health!