Consider this rich, figgy cake when you want to move beyond mere
brunching to actual indulging! It’s drizzled with a lemon-honey glaze.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon freshly grated nutmeg or 1 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 8-ounce carton dairy sour cream
1-1/2 cups snipped dried figs
1 Recipe Lemon-Honey Glaze (see recipe below)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Grease and lightly flour an 8- to 10-cup fluted tube pan or mold; set aside.
2. In a medium mixing bowl combine flour, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Alternately add the flour mixture and the sour cream, beating after each addition until combined (batter will be thick). Stir in dried figs.
3. Spoon the batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool on the rack for 30 minutes. Place rack over a piece of waxed paper. Drizzle cake with Lemon Honey Glaze (see recipe below), spooning any glaze that drips onto waxed paper back onto cake. Serve warm or at room temperature. Makes 10 to 12 servings.
Lemon-Honey Glaze: In a small mixing bowl combine 1/3 cup honey with 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel.
Source: Better Homes & Gardens