Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups dark brown sugar
3 eggs
2/3 cup light corn syrup
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
3 2/3 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 - 1 teaspoon clove
1 1/2 cups cailifornia dried figs, stems removed and chopped, and measured after chopping (Black Mission figs are good)
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
3 -4 large dried figs, sliced
Preparation
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Set oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
In a medium bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together with an electric mixer.
Add in eggs, corn syrup, sour cream, orange juice and lemon juice, mix well to combine; set aside.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and cloves.
Add to the butter mixture; mix well to combine.
Stir in the chopped figs and walnuts.
Evenly place the sliced figs on the bottom of the bundt pan.
Pour the batter over the figs.
Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
Remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.
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