upside-down fig cake
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I really like the taste of figs and prunes in cakes. I'm surprised at how good they are. This is a Paula Dean recipe.
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prep time
50 Min
cook time
50 Min
method
Bake
yield
6 to 8
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups plus 1 1/2 teaspoons butter, softened and divided
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 10 - fresh figs, stems removed and halved
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 - large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup milk
How To Make upside-down fig cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350. Grease bottom and sides of a 2-inch cake pan with 2-inch sides with 1 teaspoon butter. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper; grease top of parchment paper with 1/2 teaspoon butter.
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Step 2In a small saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter over medium-low heat. Stir in brown sugar and honey, and cook, stirring frequently, for 4 minutes or until sugar dissolves and mixture is smooth. Let cool slightly; pour sauce into prepared pan. Arrange fig halves, cut sides down, in concentric center over sauce.
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Step 3In a large bowl, beat remaining 1 cup butter at medium speed with a mixer for 1 to 2 minutes or until creamy. Add sugar and vanilla and beat for 3 to 4 minutes or until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
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Step 4In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition. Spoon batter over figs in prepared pan.
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Step 5Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 1 hour. Carefully run a knife around edge of cake to loosed, and invert onto a serving plate.
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