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Fresh Fig And Almond Cake

Name: Fresh Fig And Almond Cake
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100 g butter; 155 g brown sugar; 1 tsp honey; 60 g eggs; 100 g almond flour; 130 g all-purpose flour; 1 pinch of salt; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp ground star anise; 1 tsp baking powder; 10 fresh figs; 3 tbsp caster sugar; 6 tbsp red wine; 6 fresh figs; 150 g Greek yogurt; icing sugar

Published: Sep 1, 2018 · Modified: Sep 7, 2019 by Irina · 28 Comments · This post may contain affiliate (*) links · As an Amazon Associate I earn a commission - at not cost to you - from qualifying purchases

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This Fresh Fig and Almond Cake is an amazingly easy one-bowl dessert. It is a decadent summer cake served with a dollop of Greek yogurt and red wine figgy sauce. It is definitely a hit for a fig lover!

A slice of Fig Cake with Greek yogurt on the side and red wine sauce with figs on top. Whole cake, almonds and figs on background

I am a huge fig fan who looks forward to fig season to make incredibly delicious fig desserts. One of my favorite cakes is Pavlova spiced with cinnamon and topped with fresh figs and pistachios – Cinnamon Pavlova with Figs.

Flavored with hazelnut praline and sprinkled with almonds, another fig dessert – French Fig Tart with Praline – also has figs as the main focus. If sweets do not bring you joy, you might want to try Savory Muffins with Ham and Figs.

Fig cake with a slice on parchment paper with figs and almonds on background

This Fresh Fig and Almond Cake is another delicious dessert. Loaded with seasonal figs and flavored with star anise, the cake is absolutely tasty. It is also moist due to almond flour.

Fig cake on a marble board with almond and figs on background

You might choose to dust the cake with icing sugar and serve it or accompany each piece of cake with a nice spoon of Greek yogurt topped with a warm figgy sauce.

The figgy sauce – a creation of the Israeli-British chef Yotam Ottolenghi – has a wonderful red wine aroma and caramel taste. Yes, this sweet touch and a decadent addition are optional, but the first bite of the cake-Greek yogurt-figgy sauce combo will taste like heaven. You will want another piece of cake! It is guaranteed!

A slice of cake with Greek yogurt and figgy sauce on a white plate (closeup) and Fig cake, almonds and figs on background

If you look for a fig dessert recipe, do not look any further. Just make this Fresh Fig and Almond Cake.

Why This Fresh Fig and Almond Cake Recipe Works

This cake is a one-bowl cake: I do not count the bowl to weigh and mix dry ingredients.
Ground star anise adds a sweet, licorice-like flavor.
Brown sugar brings a caramelized flavor that compliments fig sweetness.
Thick cake batter prevents figs from sinking to the bottom of the pan.
Slightly tangy Greek yogurt served on the side balances sweetness of figs.

How to Make Fresh Fig and Almond Cake – Step by Step

Preheat oven to 350 F/175 C. Butter and line the bottom and sides of a 8-inch (20 cm) round with removal bottom cake mold with the parchment paper *.

To make the cake batter, place butter, honey and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer * and beat, until smooth (photo 1). Low speed of the mixer and gradually add eggs, mixing until homogeneous (photo 2).

Photo 1: Butter/honey/brown sugar mixture in the bowl of a stand mixer Photo 2: Butter/honey/brown sugar/eggs mixture in the bowl of a stand mixer — **PHOTO 1 PHOTO 2**

In a separate bowl, weigh and mix almond flour, all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder and ground anise. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add dry ingredients to the batter, mixing until combined. Add vanilla extract and slightly mix (photo 3). Pour the batter into the lined mold and level the top with a spoon (photo 4).

Photo 3: Ready cake batter in the bowl of s stand mixer Photo 4: Cake batter in a cake pan — **PHOTO 3 PHOTO 4**

Cut each fig vertically into four long wedges. Arrange figs on top of the cake, cut sides up, going in circle. Make sure to slightly immerse figs into the batter, but not to overlap (photo 5).

Bake for about 40 to 50 minutes. Check the readiness of the cake by inserting a toothpick into the cake: it’s done if it comes out clean (photo 6). Remove the cake from the oven, cool down before taking out of the mold.

Photo 5: Cake pan with cake batter and fig slices on top Photo 6: Cake pan with baked Fig cake — **PHOTO 5 PHOTO 6**

To make the figgy sauce, place caster sugar in a saucepan and heat until sugar starts to caramelize. Remove the saucepan from heat, carefully add red wine (be careful, since it might splash). Then bring the pan to medium heat again and let the caramel dissolve in wine. Finally, add fig quarters and toss them around just warming up (photo 7).

In order to serve, spoon a generous dollop of Greek yogurt over or aside of every slice of the cake and pour the figgy sauce on top (photo 8). Or just dust the cake with icing sugar.

Photo 7: Figgy sauce with fig slices in a white bowl Photo 8: A white plate with the served piece of cake accompanied with Greek yogurt and figgy sauce. Fig cake and fig slices on background — **PHOTO 7 PHOTO 8**

Baking Tips to Make Fresh Fig and Almond Cake

Beat the cake batter with an electric mixer * or a hand whisk * if you do not have a stand mixer *.
To make ground star anise, grind the whole stars (both seed and pod) in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle.
Replace ground star anise with ground cinnamon.
Use a regular can pan and parchment paper * rounds with lift tabs to facilitate the removal of the cake.
While making the figgy sauce, do not use a spoon or spatula. Just swirl the saucepan over the stove.

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