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Fig Upside Down Cake

fig and honey cake on a bright green cake stand.
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Simple, not-too-sweet, super moist fig upside down cake where both star flavors of fig and honey shine right through. It’s seriously a delight to eat, especially with an iced coffee 🙂

  • Author: Becky Schmieg
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield: 8 slices 1x
  • Category: dessert
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp honey
  • 10–12 fresh figs, cut into 1/4 inch slices
  • 1 cup softened salted butter, 2 sticks
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Add honey to the bottom of a non-stick 10-inch cake pan and spread around evenly to the edges if necessary. If you don’t have a nonstick pan, grease the pan with butter very first. Arrange fig slices in the honey in an even layer. 
  3. Combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small mixing bowl.
  4. Beat butter and granulated sugar together on medium-high speed, increase to high as the sugar incorporates more. Beat until fluffy-looking. About 2 minutes. 
  5. Add egg and vanilla extract and beat again with the mixer until fully combined. 
  6. Add the milk and dry ingredient mixture in 3 alternating additions (1/3 of the milk, then 1/3 of the dry, etc.) beating on low until ingredients are fully incorporated after each addition. After the last addition, stop the mixer and use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl, giving the mixture a few turns with the spatula to make sure it’s fully mixed without overdoing it. 
  7. Spread the cake batter (it will be thick) evenly over the fig and honey. 
  8. Bake for 35-45 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out with a crumb or two. You want it fairly browned, but not burnt of course. If it seems like it’s getting too brown, move the cake to a lower rack in the oven. 
  9. Immediately upon removing the cake from the oven, invert it onto a serving platter or cake stand. Do this by laying the cake stand upside-down over the cake pan. Use dish towels or oven mitts to protect your hands from the hot pan while you flip both the cake stand and pan at the same time, ending with the cake pan on top, upside-down over the cake stand. Gently lift off the cake pan to reveal your fig & honey cake! If any figs stick in the pan, just a fork to scoop them and pop them back into place. 
  10. Allow the cake to cool for about 30 minutes before serving for the best flavor. Enjoy!

Notes

Figs – use any variety of fig you like. Just note the amount needed will vary a little depending on the size of the fig

Find it online: https://www.figjar.com/fig-upside-down-cake/