Brown Sugar Fig Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 ½ cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• ¾ cup whole buttermilk
• 2 cups halved small fresh figs
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar