Name: Fig walnut and ginger cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 185 gram butter; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 3 eggs; 1/2 cup finely chopped figs; 1/3 cup finely chopped glace ginger; 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts; 1/2 cup plain flour; 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1/3 cup sour cream

Fig walnut and ginger cake

Serves 8

Prep

10M

Cook

1H 15M

Total

1H 25M

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Ingredients

185 gram butter

3/4 cup caster sugar

3 eggs

1/2 cup finely chopped figs

1/3 cup finely chopped glace ginger

1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

1/2 cup plain flour

1/2 cup self-raising flour

1/3 cup sour cream

Method

1.Grease a 14cm x 21cm loaf pan, line base with paper; grease paper.

2.In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in eggs one at a time, beat until combined. Transfer mixture to large bowl. Stir in figs, ginger and walnuts, then sifted flours and sour cream.

3.Spread mixture into prepared pan. Bake in moderately slow oven for about 1¼ hours. Stand 5 minutes before turning on to wire rack to cool.

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