Fig And Pecan Cake With Maple Glaze - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 None large eggs, separated
2 1/2 cups ground pecans
1/3 cup semolina
1/4 cup milk
7 oz dried figs, finely chopped
None None FOR THE MAPLE GLAZE
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup brown sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease and line a deep 9 inch cake pan with parchment paper.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Stir in ground pecans and semolina then milk and figs. Whip egg whites to soft peaks then fold in. Transfer to prepared pan and bake for 40 mins, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Meanwhile, to make the maple glaze, stir maple syrup, sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil. Boil, uncovered, for 5 mins, or until thickened slightly.
Let cake cool in pan for 5 mins before turning out onto a wire rack set over a rimmed baking tray. Pour hot syrup over hot cake.