Fig Pistachio Honey Cake recipe by Ruhana Ebrahim

Ingredients

• 2 extra large eggs (separated)
• ½ cup castor sugar
• ¾ cup cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ cup oil
• ¼ cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• Also needed:
• 1 punnet figs
• ¼ cup chopped pistachios
• ½ tub Lancewood mascarpone cheese
• 2 tablespoon coffee diluted in little warm water (then cooled)
• ¼ cup icing sugar
• 1. Beat yolks and sugar together till fluffy.
• 2. Then beat in oil and vanilla.
• 3. Sift flour and baking powder.
• 4. Add alternatively with water and mix till no lumps.
• 5. Add pistachios and half of figs (diced) and mix in.
• 6. Beat egg whites till stiff and fold gently into mixture.
• 7. Grease a metal round pan. Then squeeze in 2 tablespoon honey, and spread.
• 8. Then layer down evenly sliced figs.
• 9. Pour batter into pan and bake in preheated oven at 180° degC for 30-35min.
• 10. When done, leave for 2min to cool. Remove from pan and drizzle over more honey whilst warm.
• 11. Beat icing sugar with mascarpone and add coffe. Beat till smooth.
• 12. Serve coffee mascarpone cream with