{"id":347,"date":"2026-08-07T10:54:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T00:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/?p=347"},"modified":"2026-08-07T10:54:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T00:54:56","slug":"sticky-fig-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/?p=347","title":{"rendered":"Sticky Fig Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A soft sticky fig cake made with dried figs, coconut sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and ginger, finished with a creamy vanilla buttercream. It is rich, warmly spiced and comforting, with a moist figgy crumb and sweet buttery frosting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SERVES 10<\/strong><br><strong>TIME: 1 HOUR 15 MINS<\/strong><br><strong>~ 430 calories per serve<\/strong><br><strong>~ 4g protein per serve<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Ingredients<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cake Batter:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">200g dried figs, chopped<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 tsp bicarbonate of soda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">125g unsalted butter,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">150g coconut sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 large eggs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 tsp vanilla extract<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">200g self-raising flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 tsp ground cinnamon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00bd tsp ground ginger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Buttercream Icing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">150g unsalted butter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">300g icing sugar, sifted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\u20132 tbsp cream<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 tsp vanilla extract<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Method<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prepare the figs: Preheat oven to 160\u00b0C fan. Place chopped figs and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl. Pour over boiling water, stir, and set aside to soften for 10\u201315 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make the cake batter: In a bowl, cream together butter &amp; sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add vanilla. Fold in the flour, spices, and salt. Stir through the fig mixture. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 35\u201345 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make the buttercream: Beat softened butter until pale and fluffy. Gradually add icing sugar, beating well. Add vanilla and enough milk or cream to reach a smooth, spreadable consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Decorate with gold flaked chocolate cubes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7.-Extras-Dessert-6-3-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7.-Extras-Dessert-6-3-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7.-Extras-Dessert-6-3-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7.-Extras-Dessert-6-3-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7.-Extras-Dessert-6-3-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7.-Extras-Dessert-6-3-600x849.jpg 600w, https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7.-Extras-Dessert-6-3.jpg 1414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A soft sticky fig cake made with dried figs, coconut sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and ginger, finished with a creamy vanilla buttercream. It is rich, warmly spiced and comforting, with a moist figgy crumb and sweet buttery frosting. SERVES 10TIME: 1 HOUR 15 MINS~ 430 calories per serve~ 4g protein per serve Ingredients Cake Batter: 200g [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,19,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dessert","category-recipebook","category-vegetarian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":350,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions\/350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}