1 c. double diced figs or chopped dried dates 2/3 c. boiling water1/4 c. soft butter1/4 c. brown sugar3/4 t. salt1/2 t. baking powder1 large egg2 T. dark molassesZest of 1 orange and I lemon1 t ...

Method. Preheat oven to 170c. Paint the sides of a 24cm spring form or cake tin with a little melted butter and line the base of the tin with a disc of parchment paper.

Biblical fruits, notably grapes, figs, pomegranates and dates, get priority on the Tu Bishvat table. A custom in some households is to serve 15 kinds of fruits to allude to the holiday’s date.

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Her cake won first place at the 2015 Ocracoke Fig Festival. Her recipe differs from the classic by increasing the amount of figs. At the restaurant, Toth served this cake with coffee ice cream.

Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter a 9-inch springform pan and coat with bread crumbs. In a bowl, using a handheld mixer, beat the granulated sugar and eggs at high speed until fluffy, 2 minutes.

Arrange figs on cake, cut sides up, in snug but not overlapping concentric circles. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar and bake 35 to 45 minutes, until top is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted ...

It was during our honeymoon in 2009 that I discovered the island’s love of figs and first tasted Ocracoke fig cake. Fig trees grow well there, and the island is dotted with 14 varieties ...