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Pecan Fig Bourbon Cake

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Pecan Fig Bourbon Cake

Pecan Fig Bourbon Cake

amanda

Equipment

  • - Stand Mixer with Paddle Attachment

  • - Rubber Spatula

  • - Digital Kitchen Scale

  • - Mixing Bowls (Set of 4)

  • - Springform Cake Pan

  • - 9-inch Cake Pan

  • - Electric Oven with Convection Bake Option

  • - Cake Testers

  • - Piping Bags (Set)

  • - Cake Stand

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dried Black Mission figs, hard tips discarded

  • 2 cups water

  • 1/2 cup bourbon

  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • 3 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising; sift before measuring)

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg

  • 1 3/4 cups pecans (7 ounces)

  • 2 cups packed light brown sugar

  • 1 cup vegetable oil

  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature 30 minutes

  • 1 cup confectioners sugar

  • 4 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream

  • 2 teaspoons bourbon

  • 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • Equipment: a 12-cup bundt pan

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Simmer figs in water in a heavy medium saucepan, covered, until figs are tender and most of liquid is absorbed, 35 to 40 minutes. Purée in a food processor with bourbon and vanilla. Cool to warm.
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Instruction 2

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter and flour bundt pan, knocking out excess flour.
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Instruction 3

While oven preheats, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
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Instruction 4

Lightly toast pecans in a shallow baking pan in oven, 8 to 10 minutes, then cool and coarsely chop. Leave oven on.
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Instruction 5

Beat together brown sugar, oil, and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer until thick and creamy, about 3 minutes. Stir in fig mixture. At low speed, mix in flour mixture until just incorporated, then fold in pecans.
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Instruction 6

Pour batter into bundt pan and bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Cool cake completely in pan on a rack, then invert onto a plate.
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Instruction 7

Sift confectioners sugar into a bowl, then whisk in remaining icing ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cake.
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