Description
Delight in this Fig and Cinnamon Roll Cake, a blend of fluffy sponge cake layered with sweet figs and creamy mascarpone topped with honey-glazed walnuts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 large eggs separated
- 5 tbsp (20g) sugar divided
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 6 tbsp (50g) cake flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) milk of choice
- 2 tbsp neutral oil plus more for greasing
- 1½ C (375 ml) whipping cream
- 1/3 C (80g) mascarpone
- 2 tbsp honey
- ¼ C (30g) roughly chopped walnuts
- 1 tbsp honey
- pinch salt
- 7–9 fresh figs stems trimmed
- powdered sugar
- cinnamon
- more honey
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a round cake pan.
- In a bowl, beat the egg yolks with 2 tbsp of sugar until pale and thick.
- In another bowl, whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until soft peaks form, then gradually add the remaining sugar and continue whisking until stiff peaks form.
- Fold the whipped egg whites into the egg yolk mixture gently.
- Sift together the flour, cinnamon, and baking powder, then fold into the egg mixture along with the milk and oil.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- While the cake is baking, prepare the honey mascarpone cream by whipping the cream and gently folding in the mascarpone and honey until combined.
- To make the honey glazed walnuts, heat a small pan over medium heat, add walnuts, honey, and a pinch of salt, stirring until toasted and sticky.
- Once the cake has cooled, slice it in half and layer with honey mascarpone cream and fresh figs.
- Top with the remaining cream and garnish with honey glazed walnuts, powdered sugar, and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Notes
Ensure the cake is completely cooled before frosting for best results.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cake, Breakfast
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 385 kcal
- Sugar: 23 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 125 mg
Keywords: Fig and Cinnamon Roll Cake, dessert, figs, cinnamon, cake recipe, mascarpone