4.9 from 26 votes
Fig Cake with Orange and Brown Sugar Glaze
A light and delicious orange and fig cake with an orange and brown sugar glaze!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
55 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings:
1
cake
Calories:
3300 kcal
Course:
Cake
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 orange peel from one orange (scrubbed and cut into pieces)
- 2 cups flour (good quality, like King Arthur)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 egg
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 cup yogurt
- 3 drops orange oil (4 drops for stronger taste)
- 5 figs chopped, to add into the batter, optional, fresh
Decorate before baking:
- 7 figs to decorate the top, fresh
Glaze:
- 3 oz orange juice (use the same one you peeled earlier)
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ Tbsp butter
Instructions
Fig Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF (175ºC).
- Grease and flour an 8" (20 cm) springform pan or loaf tin. You can put a liner in the bottom if you like, but it's not necessary.
- Place the sugar and chopped orange peel into a blender or food processor and blend until the orange peel is fine.
- Pour the orange sugar into a large bowl and add the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
- In a large measuring jug, combine the eggs, oil, yogurt, (buttermilk, if using) and orange oil and whisk to combine.
- Pour the yogurt mixture in the jug into the dry ingredients in the bowl.
- Stir the yogurt mixture into the dry ingredients, just until barely combined (do not mix until the flour is completely cleared).
- If you are adding the chopped fresh figs, add them now. Just don't overstir the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Split the remaining figs in half and decorate as desired. I cut the center fig into 6 pieces (keeping the bottom intact) and used six other fig halves around the perimeter. However, you can decorate the top as you like.
- Pop this beauty into the oven for about 50 to 55 minutes. While the cake is baking,
Cup of Yum
Orange and Brown Sugar Glaze:
- Put the orange juice, butter and brown sugar into a small pot and simmer for about 7 or 8 minutes for a sticky glaze.
- Just use a tester to make sure the cake is ready before taking it out of the oven. It should come out clean when inserted into the cake.
- While the cake is still hot, pour the glaze onto the cake. Then brush the top to distribute the glaze evenly.
- Allow to cool before serving.
Notes
- Use organic, quality ingredients for best results.
- You can omit figs from the batter if you prefer.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 whole cake
Calories
3300kcal
(165%)
Carbohydrates
486g
(162%)
Protein
52g
(104%)
Fat
136g
(209%)
Saturated Fat
28g
(140%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
16g
(94%)
Monounsaturated Fat
87g
(435%)
Trans Fat
0.3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
419mg
(140%)
Sodium
1726mg
(72%)
Potassium
2454mg
(52%)
Fiber
26g
(104%)
Sugar
271g
(542%)
Vitamin A
2037IU
(41%)
Vitamin C
73mg
(81%)
Calcium
1148mg
(115%)
Iron
18mg
(100%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 3300
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 whole cake | |
| Calories | 3300kcal | 165% |
| Carbohydrates | 486g | 162% |
| Protein | 52g | 104% |
| Fat | 136g | 209% |
| Saturated Fat | 28g | 140% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 16g | 94% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 87g | 435% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 419mg | 140% |
| Sodium | 1726mg | 72% |
| Potassium | 2454mg | 52% |
| Fiber | 26g | 104% |
| Sugar | 271g | 542% |
| Vitamin A | 2037IU | 41% |
| Vitamin C | 73mg | 81% |
| Calcium | 1148mg | 115% |
| Iron | 18mg | 100% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.