Description
Irresistible Coffee and Fig Fruit Cakes bring Mediterranean warmth to your dessert table with rich, complex flavors that dance between sweet and robust. Delicate cake layers infused with espresso and studded with tender figs will transport dessert lovers straight to a sunlit Italian terrace.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1.75 cups plain flour
- 200 grams soft and juicy figs, finely chopped
- 1.25 cups sultanas
- 125 grams butter, softened and chopped
- 2 free-range eggs
- 1 cup CSR dark brown sugar, firmly packed
Liquid and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 0.5 cup CSR treacle syrup
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee, dissolved in 1 tablespoon boiling water
- 1 tablespoon coffee-flavored liqueur
Spices and Leavening:
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg
- 0.5 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- Cooking oil spray, to grease
Instructions
- Prepare the oven environment by heating to 140°C (285°F) and positioning an oven tray with a greased 6-hole festive cakelet pan.
- Create a protective flour coating for the figs and sultanas by gently tossing them with a portion of flour in a mixing bowl.
- Utilize electric hand beaters to blend butter and brown sugar until the mixture transforms into a pale, creamy consistency, then incorporate eggs and treacle with gentle medium-speed mixing.
- Sift the aromatic spices (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg) and remaining dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring delicately until the flour is partially integrated.
- Introduce the dissolved coffee and mix thoroughly to ensure a uniform batter composition.
- Gently fold the pre-coated dried fruit into the batter, distributing the ingredients evenly throughout the mixture.
- Carefully portion the batter into each cakelet pan cavity, filling each to approximately ⅓ cup volume, then transfer to the preheated oven for 50 minutes of baking.
- After baking, allow the cakes to rest in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack for cooling.
- Enhance the flavor profile by brushing the warm cakes with coffee liqueur, serving immediately or allowing complete cooling for storage.
- Repeat the baking process with remaining batter to complete the full batch of 12 delectable cakes.
Notes
- Perfectly coat dried fruits with flour to prevent sinking during baking and ensure even distribution throughout the cake.
- Use room temperature eggs and butter for smoother blending and better cake texture, helping ingredients incorporate more evenly.
- Lower oven temperature ensures gentle, even baking prevents dry edges while maintaining moist, tender interior of the cakes.
- Coffee liqueur brushing adds extra moisture and intensifies flavor complexity, transforming simple cakes into gourmet-style desserts.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 263
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 105mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 38mg