African•indulgent
Upside Down Fresh Fig Cake
Upside Down Fresh Fig Cake
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 figs (sliced)
- 3 figs (chopped)
- 2 tbsp honey
- 225 g unsalted butter (softened, plus extra for greasing)
- 225 g caster sugar
- 4 large free-range eggs (lightly beaten)
- 225 g self-raising flour
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 3 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 160C /180C/ 350F /gas 4 and line and lightly oil a 23cm cake tin.
- 2
Place the sliced figs in a layer in the cake tine and drizzle on the honey.
- 3
Add butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric hand whisk until pale and fluffy.
- 4
Then gradually beat in the eggs until combined.
- 5
Fold in the flour and baking powder and orange juice, the chopped figs.
- 6
Transfer the cake batter into the prepared tin and smooth the surface.
- 7
Bake in the hot oven for approx. 45 mins or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- 8
Let the cake cool in the cake tin for 10 mins before carefully inverting the cake and removing the baking paper.
- 9
Enjoy.