Amazing Fig Preserve Cake

Fig preserve cake is a rich dessert that will make you the star of the potluck or gathering. It’s made with a delicious mix of spices and sweet fig preserves making it truly unique.

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My grandmother, Nanny, passed away last year. She was such an inspiration to me as she worked full time, and still put a home cooked dinner on the table every night.

My grandfather was active military for over twenty-seven years, so she worked, maintained a home, raised her children, and still managed put dinner on the table every night mostly by herself…wow! I’m exhausted just thinking about it.

When she passed, my favorite of her possessions were her recipe cards. This recipe inspiration came from those cards.

What Are Fig Preserves?

Fresh figs are plentiful around my home in late summer. Yards with enormous fig trees are a very common find here in east Alabama. While there are plenty of fig recipes around, fig preserves is one of the most common and coveted of them. Some figs are preserved whole using sugar and lemon juice. While others are cooked down to a jam like consistency. This is the way I make preserves.

My pantry is full of homemade fig preserves every fall, but we’re completely out by early spring. Fig preserves are great on a hot biscuit with butter, or as an addition to a beautiful charcuterie board. However, if you really want to impress your friends, make this delicious fig cake for them.

Fig Preserve Cake

Fig preserves make a delicious cake has a pound cake like consistency, with the flavor of figs and spice cake. It’s make with simple ingredients you most likely have on hand. If you’re like me, fig preserves are a pantry staple and this is a great way to use them up. However, if this isn’t something you keep store-bought fig jam is easily found in your local grocery store. This cake will be favorite of your family and friends, and requested anytime you are in charge of bringing food.

The cake really gives me old fashioned vibes. It’s rich, spicy, dense, and has a moist texture just like my grandmother would serve her surprise Sunday afternoon guests alongside a cup of coffee. This decadent cake would be the perfect addition to a Christmas brunch, or as a treat for a new mom. It’s sure to be an easy go-to recipe you’ll use again and again.

Storing Your Fig Preserve Cake

This cake will store in an air tight cake box for around 5 days. It’s a very moist cake, so it will dry some the longer It’s stored. Make sure it’s stored in a place with low humidity or it will develop mold quickly.

The cake can also be wrapped well, and stored in the freezer for up to 6 months. When you’re ready to eat the cake, simply thaw it at room temperature and enjoy!

Fig Preserve Cake Ingredients

• 2 cups Sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3 large eggs eggs
• 2 cups fig Preserves
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Ground Cloves
• 1 tsp Nutmeg
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

Tools Needed to Make Fig Preserve Cake

• 10 inch Round tube Pan
• Various measuring cups and a wooden spoon
• electric mixer with a paddle attachment.
• Spatula
• Flour Sifter

Making Fig Preserve Cake

-Start by allowing all of your ingredients to come to room temperature. This helps the batter to combine well.

-Once you are ready to bake, pre-heat the oven to 300° F

-Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer. Cream them together in the large mixing bowl on medium speed for around 3 minutes.

-Next, slowly add in the eggs one at a time. Beat well.

-Add the buttermilk and fig preserves and mix it well.

-Meanwhile, sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda.

-Stir the spices into the flour mixture.

-Next, turn the stand mixer on low speed and slowly add the dry ingredients to the stand mixer.

-Add the vanilla extract.

-Lastly, remove the batter from the mixer and fold in the pecans.

-Pour batter into a prepared 10 inch bundt pan. (prepare the pan really well. The preserves will cause the cake to stick.)

-Bake at 300° for around 75 minutes. This make take a little more or less time depending on your oven.

-Remove the bundt cake from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes. Finally, release the cake from the pan and let it completely cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle some powdered sugar on top of the cake once it’s cooled. Slice and enjoy!

Tips

• Let your ingredients come to room temperature before baking. This will ensure everything combines well.
• Make sure to pour the batter in to a prepared pan well so the cake doesn’t stick. The sugar in this recipe makes it prone to sticking.
• Allow the cake to cool slightly before removing it from the pan. This will help it to release without sticking.

Fig Preserve Cake is a simple yet very flavorful addition to your recipe books. Give this old fashioned dessert a try! The flavors are sure to take you back to childhood holidays.

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