Honeyed Fig Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (softened plus a little bit more to grease the pan)
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 eggs (kept in room temperature)
• 1 cup ground almond or almond flour
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (plus extra to dust on the baking pan)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• pinch of salt (avoid it if you are using salted butter)
• zest of one lemon
• juice of half lemon
• 6 to 7 fresh figs (cut in quarters)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• juice of half lemon

Instructions

1. 1

   Grease a six inch round baking pan with butter and dust it with flour. Keep it aside.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 375F.

3. 3

   In a batter bowl, whisk butter with sugar until it's mixed properly. Crack two eggs, add to the bowl and whisk until it's creamy.

4. 4

   In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients - flour, ground almond, baking powder and salt.

5. 5

   Pour the dry ingredients to the wet ingredient's bowl and whisk until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla extract and give it another whisk.

6. 6

   Pour the batter to the greased pan and top it with the quartered fresh figs.

7. 7

   Put it in the middle rack on the oven and bake for 30 to 35 mins.

8. 8

   Insert a knife and if it comes out clean, cake is ready.

9. 9

   In a bowl, mix honey with lemon juice and just before serving, drizzle it on the cake.