Fig Spice Cake Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup cut up figs
1 cup hot water
1/4 cup safflower oil
1/3 cup molasses
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup water from soaking figs
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup unbleached flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
Directions
Remove stems from figs, cut up and soak for 1 hour.
Measure into a bowl.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9"x9" pan.
Add to the wet ingredients.
Stir, adding the figs.
Pour into the pan and bake 45 to 50 minutes, until cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.
Cool.
Cut into 9 squares.
Dust with a sprinkle of confectioners sugar if desired.
Measure into a bowl.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9"x9" pan.
Add to the wet ingredients.
Stir, adding the figs.
Pour into the pan and bake 45 to 50 minutes, until cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.
Cool.
Cut into 9 squares.
Dust with a sprinkle of confectioners sugar if desired.