Earl Grey & Fig Cake with a Nutty Fig Filling
Earl Grey & Fig Cake with a Nutty Fig Filling and Cream Cheese & Mascarpone Frosting - The most delicate cake that compliments any event or even simply with a good cup of tea. The softest cake layered with a tasty, crunchy filling.
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Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Servings 12
Calories/serving 1205 kcal
4 cake tins
1 electric mixer
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For the Nutty Fig Filling: For the Cream Cheese & Mascarpone Icing:
For the Earl Grey Cake: Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF and line pans with baking paper and spray lightly with a non-stick spray.
Place the milk in a saucepan with the tea bags over medium heat.
Allow the milk to simmer slightly, then close the saucepan with a lid and allow to steep for 15min.
Remove the tea bags.
Meanwhile, blend the butter with the dry ingredients on low speed, then add the eggs, egg whites and vanilla.
Continue to mix.
Add the milk mixture a little as a time, scraping down the bowl every now and then.
Mix until well incorporated.
Divide the batter between 2 or 4 cake tins (depending on how thick you want your layers).
Bake for 40min or until fork inserted comes out clean.
Remove cakes from oven and allow to cool.
For the Nutty Fig Filling: For the Cream Cheese & Mascarpone Icing: Assembly: Place one layer of cake then add a little frosting.
Sprinkle a bit of the nutty fig filling over the frosting then add the next layer.
Continue to do so, depending on whether you have 2 or 4 layers.
Then spread a thin layer of the frosting around the entire cake to provide it with a crumb coating.
Place the cake in the fridge for 10-15min.
Spread the remaining frosting around the cake.
Top with remaining nutty fig filling and fresh figs.
Serving: 1 g Calories: 1205 kcal Carbohydrates: 147 g Protein: 14 g Fat: 64 g Saturated Fat: 36 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 6 g Monounsaturated Fat: 11 g Trans Fat: 1 g Cholesterol: 186 mg Sodium: 725 mg Potassium: 234 mg Fiber: 3 g Sugar: 108 g Vitamin A: 1890 IU Vitamin C: 0.2 mg Calcium: 250 mg Iron: 1 mg