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December 16, 2020

Fig & Honey Cake – No Added Sugar + Video!

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Hello people! How are the festive preps coming along? Are you done with preparations? Are you in the midst of baking your gorgeous Christmas cakes? Well, I haven’t even got started with the Kuswar (Mangalorean Christmas goodies) but since I was determined to post all my Christmassy posts by the 20th for the benefit of my readers I put aside my personal needs (see, that’s how good I am..haha! Just kidding!). I will be making just a few sweets this time and perhaps no savouries. Just to give you a quick recap, this year I prepared two new cakes – the no alcohol Christmas fruitcake and this one, the fig & honey cake, for those who do not wish to add any sugar to their bakes. In the next couple of days I will also post the recipe of another cake that I baked last year but the recipe of which I never got around to posting on the blog, so hopefully it will see the light of day this time.

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Coming back to this simple cake, it is dense with dry fruit and is sweetened with honey and of course the natural sweetness that comes from dates and figs. You can bake this if you are very particular about not adding any additional sugar and want to keep your cake simple yet healthier. I found this recipe very long ago in the Friday magazine and I decided to adapt it. The only change I made to the recipe was to use flour and cornstarch instead of cake flour.

Can I use whole wheat flour instead of all purpose flour?

If you want to make it absolutely guilt free you can use whole wheat flour instead of all purpose flour but I am not sure if it will taste as good as it will be slightly more dense than this version. I recommend you to replace part of the all purpose flour with the whole wheat flour as you may get better results.

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What kind of frosting/icing can I use?

I used a cream cheese and honey frosting because I wanted to stick to the idea of not having to use any sugar at all, but not everyone will like a cream cheese frosting, especially with honey. So if you are not averse to the idea of using sugar, you may use icing sugar or better still use your favourite buttercream icing or a white/dark/milk chocolate ganache. Do ensure that the frosting is not very sweet as the cake is not and you don’t want it to overpower the delicately sweet flavour of the cake.

I do hope you enjoy making this cake for someone who prefers to go low key with their festive eating. Won’t call it a healthy cake but it can definitely be your go to cake when you don’t want to burden your tastebuds with too many sweet things!

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Fig & Honey Cake - Without Added Sugar

This naturally sweetened cake is delicately flavoured and packed with the goodness of figs, dates & honey.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Author: Shireen Sequeira

Ingredients

  • 125 grams figs finely chopped
  • 125 grams seedless dates finely chopped
  • 50 grams unsalted butter
  • pinch of salt
  • 250 ml 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 175 ml honey
  • 2 eggs whisked
  • 220 grams all purpose flour
  • 30 grams cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ginger powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • 100 grams walnuts chopped

For the frosting & decoration

  • 200 grams cream cheese
  • 2-6 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon milk if required
  • 1-2 tablespoons of finely chopped figs or walnuts

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan with butter and dust flour on the base and sides. Tap out the excess flour. Keep the pan aside till required
  • Sift together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, ginger powder, cinnamon powder & salt together and keep aside.
  • Add 1 teaspoon flour to the chopped walnuts and roll them till coated evenly. This will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the pan.
  • In a saucepan, add the chopped dates, figs, butter, baking soda, water and a pinch of salt. Stir until the butter is melted and then bring the mixture to a boil. Remove from heat
  • Stir in the honey and the whisked eggs and mix well.
  • Sift in the pre-sifted flour and fold in. Add the chopped walnuts and fold them in.
  • Pour into the prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven for 50-55 minutes or till the skewer inserted comes out clean.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and place it on a cooling rack for 12-15 minutes to cool. Then unmold and let it cool completely.
  • While the cake is cooling, prepare the frosting by adding the creamcheese and the honey in a bowl. Beat well till creamy. You can add a tablespoon of warm milk if required.
  • Cover the cake with the prepared frosting and decorate with chopped figs or walnuts if desired. Serve immediately.

Disclaimer

The nutritional values are only indicative.

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  1. Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says

    December 17, 2020 at 12:47 pm

    It’s been so long since I hopped onto your blog, and I am welcomed by this super flavorful cake! I am sure I will love a thick slice of this cake with the fluffy looking frosting… Looks so good!

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      December 18, 2020 at 10:40 am

      Thank you so much Rafee!! Happy to see your comment!

      Reply
  2. Usha says

    December 19, 2020 at 12:49 am

    Looks scrumptious! Can’t wait to try!

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      December 19, 2020 at 9:20 pm

      Thanks a lot Usha! I hope you like it!

      Reply
  3. Caieta says

    December 23, 2020 at 6:40 am

    Does the cake turn out dry or is it moist? Also, curious to know why did you add corn starch?

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      December 23, 2020 at 8:25 am

      Hi Caieta,

      The cake turns out moist. The cornstarch is added in cake flour which is what is called for in the original recipe that I referred to, but since I didn’t have readymade cake flour I used cornstarch

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      • Anudeepa says

        January 13, 2021 at 1:24 am

        I don’t have cornstarch can I skip it? Or any other substitute?

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        • Shireen Sequeira says

          January 13, 2021 at 11:00 am

          Yes you can skip it and just use flour of the same proportion

          Reply
  4. Charmaine says

    December 28, 2020 at 11:20 am

    Is it possible to use fig (with honey) jam instead of real figs? If so, how would we adjust the honey to rebalance the sweetness?

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      December 28, 2020 at 10:04 pm

      You could but it would totally depend on the sweetness of the jam. Sorry I have no idea about the proportions

      Reply
  5. Shruthi Shetty says

    January 3, 2021 at 8:44 am

    The cake looks drooling… can’t wait to try it!! Can you suggest me what could I substitute for eggs??
    Thank you

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      January 5, 2021 at 9:31 am

      Thanks a lot Shruthi! Well, you could try using flaxseed powder dissolved in water or aquafaba but I am not sure you will get the exact results

      Reply
  6. Sheryll Jerred says

    February 15, 2022 at 5:55 pm

    Delicious, I didn’t have dates so replaced with sultanas .
    Lovely moist cake
    Thank you

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      February 15, 2022 at 9:23 pm

      Thank you so much for the lovely feedback! So glad you liked this cake. Pls do rate the recipe if you can

      Reply
  7. Sanika says

    January 21, 2023 at 8:29 am

    Hie..this recipe is really beautiful! The cake turns out to be sumptuous! I tweaked it a little by beating the eggs and honey together with an electric beater..and also added licorice and nutmeg powder to the dry ingredients.

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      January 24, 2023 at 10:23 am

      Hi Sanika,

      So glad to hear that you enjoyed the cake so much! The addition of licorice and nutmeg sounds amazing!

      Reply

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