Pour batter into pan.
Fig almond cake spain.
Fig and almond cake is an icon of mediterranean cuisine and was consumed in ancient times as part of the regular diet.
Mince the figs in the food processor and add the honey spices and brandy.
Toast the almonds and pulse them in the food processor to chop them.
Only almonds of the best calibre and the best dried figs are selected to elaborate these cakes.
Arrange fig halves cut side up over the batter.
Sprinkle figs with sugar and bake for 30 minutes until golden outside and dry at center when probed with a cake tester.
Galicia is an autonomous community in northwest spain.
Spanish almond cake or widely known as tarta de santiago st.
Spanish marcona and largueta almonds are rich and delicious whether roasted in olive oil or covered in decadent dark chocolate.
This cake is a classic traditional spanish dessert created a long long time ago the first documents about this recipe are dated 1577.
Marconas are the queen of almonds with a fuller flavor and a softer bite than normal almonds largueta almonds are prized for their heightened almond flavor and added crunchiness.
Don t throw out the boiled water.
A great on the go snack format of the perennial favorite fig almond cake made with just pajarero figs and marcona almonds.
Okay i ordered the 11 lbs spanish fig cake with almonds after a recent trip to spain.
Preparing your fig cake.
It originated in galicia but other regions of spain adopted the recipe and created their own version of it.
The pajarero fig is grown in spain which has been cultivating these special figs since the arabic invasion.
First remove the stems from the figs and chop into small pieces.
To my surprise this big and heavy spanish fig cake was very dry and lacked the sticky fresh texture like the ones i tasted in spain.
Pan de higo is easy to make especially if you use a food processor.
In a saucepan bring the water to a boil and add the fennel.
Remove stem from each fig and cut in half.
Then finely chop the fennel.
Boil for 10 minutes.
Mix everything together with a bit of water and form the mixture into a log.
Spanish fig cake is a cinch to make.
Spanish almond cake recipe tarta de santiago.
After remove the fennel.
Known for their sweet flavour and tiny seeds the fine texture of the fruit creates a very smooth cake.
Spanish fig and almond cake the ultimate in fast and sophisticated cakes pies by alicia december 8 2016 december 8 2016 there s nothing like a big box of presents coming from a foreign land to catapult two little girl s excitement for christmas to a much higher level.
