Preparation &
Cooking Time
| Prep Time | |
|---|---|
| Cooking Time | |
| Total Time | 70 minutes |
| Serves | 6 |
Nutritional Info (per portion)
| Energy | 492 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 9g |
| Fat | 25g |
| of which saturates | 14g |
| Carbohydrate | 61g |
| of which sugars | 14g |
| Fibre | 5g |
| Salt | 0g |
Ingredients
- 100g butter softened, plus extra for greasing
- 75g light muscovado sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 150g dried ready to eat figs sliced
- 125g wholemeal self-raising flour
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1 tbsp golden syrup
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 160C, gas mark 3, and thoroughly grease and line the base of a 1lb loaf tin
- Cream the butter and the sugar together until light and fluffy
- Add the eggs and mix thoroughly
- Mix the figs into the flour to coat evenly
- Fold this and all the remaining ingredients into the creamed mixture
- Spoon into the prepared tin and level the surface
- Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a rack
- Serve in thick slices just as it is, or toasted
- Try serving with natural yogurt and apple compote