Spiced Fig and Coffee Cake This cake not only looks superb it is absolutely delicious This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe. By Sanjeev Kapoor 24 Mar 2021 in Recipes Course New Update Main Ingredients Fresh figs, Dried figs Cuisine Fusion Course Desserts Prep Time 41-50 minutes Cook time 31-40 minutes Serve 4 Taste Sweet Level of Cooking Moderate Others Non Veg Ingredients list for Spiced Fig and Coffee Cake 6-8 Fresh figs quartered 1/2 cup Dried figs chopped 1/4 cup Espresso coffee 3/4 cup Butter softened 1/2 cup Fine brown sugar 3 Eggs 1 teaspoon Vanilla essence 1 cup + 1 tablespoon Refined flour 1 teaspoon Baking powder 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon powder 1/4 teaspoon Star anise powder 10-12 + to garnish Roasted hazelnuts chopped as required Butter icing as required Caramel sauce Method Preheat the oven to 180˚C. Take the butter in a mixing bowl, add brown sugar and beat with an electric beater till light and fluffy. Add an egg and vanilla essence, beat again till well combined. Add the remaining eggs, one at a time, beating the mixture well in between. Add the remaining eggs, one at a time, beating the mixture well in between. Sieve 1 cup flour, baking powder, cinnamon powder and star anise powder directly into the bowl. Add espresso and hazelnuts. Take dried figs in a bowl, add 1 tbsp flour and mix well. Add this to the flour-butter mixture and fold in all the ingredients till well combined. Transfer the batter into a silicone mould and tap lightly to remove any air bubbles. Keep the mould on a tray, keep the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes. Bring the tray out of the oven and set aside to cool completely. De-mould and trim off the top of the cake to level the surface. Apply a little icing on the cake board and place the cake upside down over it. Apply the buttercream on the cake and spread it evenly with a palate knife all over the top and the sides of the cakw. Comb the sides with a cake-comb. Decorate the cake with fresh figs and chopped hazelnuts. Drizzle caramel sauce on the edges and serve. #Baking powder #Butter #Butter icing #Cinnamon powder #Dried figs #Eggs #Espresso coffee #Fresh figs #Vanilla essence #Caramel sauce Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now You May Also like Advertisment Read the Next Article