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A stack of pieces of fig jam cake

Fig Jam Cake

This simple fig jam cake is the perfect bite. The moist, buttery cake takes fig jam and dried figs and swirls them around in the batter for a fig flavor in each bite.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 stick melted butter
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup fig jam
  • ¼ cup dried figs, chopped (optional)

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • 8x8 pan

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 and prepare an 8x8 pan with parchment or grease. Set to the side.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the sugar with the eggs until foamy. Then, add in the sour cream, melted butter, vanilla, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix to combine.
  3. Fold in the flour with a rubber spatula. Keep mixing the batter until there are no flour streaks remaining.
  4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  5. Add the fig jam on top of the cake batter in dollops, followed by the chopped dried figs. Use a butterknife or toothpick to swirl the mixture.
  6. Bake the cake in the oven for 30-35 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick comes clean. Let the cake cool on a cooling rack and enjoy.