Spiced fig, coffee & hazelnut cake - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 4 dried figs, chopped into small pieces
• 75ml hot strong coffee or espresso
• 100g blanched hazelnuts
• 200g slightly salted butter, very soft, plus a little for greasing
• 225g light muscovado sugar
• 200g plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp mixed spice
• 50g natural yogurt
• 4 large eggs
• 250g pack slightly salted butter, very soft
• 2 tsp vanilla extract or bean paste
• 400g icing sugar
• 250g tub full-fat cream cheese
• 6 tbsp fig jam or conserve
• 10-12 figs, halved or quartered
• 200g caramel (Carnation or Bon Maman work well)