Pecan Fig Bourbon Cake

Name: Pecan Fig Bourbon Cake
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons bourbon; 710 milliliters sifted cake flour (not self-rising; sift before measuring); 1 teaspoons cinnamon; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 3 larges eggs, at room temperature 30 minutes; 454 grams dried Black Mission figs, hard tips discarded; 5 Tbsps heavy cream; 473 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 1 teaspoons grated nutmeg; 198 grams 3/4 cups pecans; 1 teaspoons salt; 0 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 237 milliliters vegetable oil; 473 milliliters water

Pecan Fig Bourbon Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 366 calories, 5g of protein, and 13g of fat. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 16. If you have salt, baking soda, confectioners sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours.

Instructions

Simmer figs in water in a heavy medium saucepan, covered, until figs are tender and most of liquid is absorbed, 35 to 40 minutes. Purée in a food processor with bourbon and vanilla. Cool to warm.

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Bourbon

Vanilla

Water

Figs

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Food Processor

Sauce Pan

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter and flour bundt pan, knocking out excess flour.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Kugelhopf Pan

Oven

While oven preheats, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Oven

Lightly toast pecans in a shallow baking pan in oven, 8 to 10 minutes, then cool and coarsely chop. Leave oven on.

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Pecans

Toast

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Baking Pan

Oven

Beat together brown sugar, oil, and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer until thick and creamy, about 3 minutes. Stir in fig mixture. At low speed, mix in flour mixture until just incorporated, then fold in pecans.

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Brown Sugar

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Figs

Cooking Oil

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Pour batter into bundt pan and bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Cool cake completely in pan on a rack, then invert onto a plate.

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Kugelhopf Pan

Oven

Sift confectioners sugar into a bowl, then whisk in remaining icing ingredients until smooth.

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Powdered Sugar