Fig and nut cakes recipe

Name: Fig and nut cakes recipe
Ingredients: 250g blanched almonds or walnut halves; 1kg good-quality dried figs; 2 tbsp icing sugar or clear honey; 1 tsp aniseed or fennel seeds; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp coarsely ground black pepper; ¼ tsp ground cloves; ¼ tsp ground ginger; Finely grated zest of 1 small lemon; 1-2 tbsp brandy; 2 rice paper sheets (28cm x 18cm), available from specialist cake shops and at https://www.amazon.co.uk/amazon.co.uk; You’ll also need; 4 small camembert boxes if making disc-shaped cakes, or sheets of cellophane (available from https://www.sugarshack.co.uk/cakescookiesandcraftsshop.co.uk) if making log-shaped cakes

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Enjoy Debbie Major's recipe for pan de higos – Spanish cakes of dried figs and nuts, sweetened with honey or sugar and flavoured with brandy.

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Ingredients

250g blanched almonds or walnut halves
1kg good-quality dried figs
2 tbsp icing sugar or clear honey
1 tsp aniseed or fennel seeds
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp coarsely ground black pepper
¼ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp ground ginger
Finely grated zest of 1 small lemon
1-2 tbsp brandy
2 rice paper sheets (28cm x 18cm), available from specialist cake shops and at https://www.amazon.co.uk/amazon.co.uk
You’ll also need
4 small camembert boxes if making disc-shaped cakes, or sheets of cellophane (available from https://www.sugarshack.co.uk/cakescookiesandcraftsshop.co.uk) if making log-shaped cakes