Fig cake

A simple cake made with ground almonds; the filling is up to you.

Ingredients

• butter — 150 g
• sugar — 100 g
• vanilla sugar — 1 tbsp
• eggs — 2
• wheat flour — 100 g
• ground almonds — 100 g
• figs — 6
• fig jam — optional

Method

1. Beat the butter with the sugar using a mixer.
2. Add the eggs and beat until smooth.
3. Add both flours and beat.
4. Cut the figs into quarters.
5. Line the tin with baking paper, spread the batter and arrange the figs on top.
6. Bake in an oven preheated to 170°C for about 30–40 minutes.
7. Brush the baked cake with fig jam.

Tips

• The base is versatile — any fruit or berries can stand in for the figs.