Pecan Fig Bourbon Cake Recipe

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Pecan Fig Bourbon Cake
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Directions:

  1. Make cake: 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.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter and flour bundt pan, knocking out excess flour.
  3. While oven preheats, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  4. Lightly toast pecans in a shallow baking pan in oven, 8 to 10 minutes, then cool and coarsely chop. Leave oven on.
  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.
  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.
  7. Make icing: Sift confectioners sugar into a bowl, then whisk in remaining icing ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cake.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 499.64 Kcal (2092 kJ)
Calories from fat 303.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33.77g 52%
Cholesterol 54.21mg 18%
Sodium 247.31mg 10%
Potassium 177.18mg 4%
Total Carbs 48.57g 16%
Sugars 42.33g 169%
Dietary Fiber 4.98g 20%
Protein 4.53g 9%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 130.5mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 307.04 Kcal (1286 kJ)
Calories from fat 186.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.75g 52%
Cholesterol 33.31mg 18%
Sodium 151.98mg 10%
Potassium 108.88mg 4%
Total Carbs 29.85g 16%
Sugars 26.01g 169%
Dietary Fiber 3.06g 20%
Protein 2.79g 9%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 1mg 9%
Calcium 80.2mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 12
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

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