Dessert+baking
Cupcakes with figs and dates
Prep Time: 12 min / Cook Time: 40 min / Total Time: 52 min
"Sticky date pudding" is an incredibly famous dessert from Australia.
Actually - date pudding has two parts. The first one is the moist, light, and fluffy sponge cake prepared mainly using dates as the key ingredient. The second portion of this dessert is the toffee sauce, butterscotch sauce, or caramel sauce made using cream, sugar, and butter.
The sticky pudding is finally served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or custard, complementing the rich pudding flavors very well.
But! If you don't want to stick in caramel (as I am - or just still never try to make it) - let's simplify the recipe and do something delicious but not so sweet.
I decided to change the classic recipe a little more and use figs. I liked the result. That's why I show it to you!
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Cupcakes with figs and dates
Yield: 16 mini cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes with figs and dates
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50 gr dried pitted dates (Or you can use (replace them with ) figs at all)
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200 gr dried figs
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56 gr butter
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1.5 tsp soda
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200 gr water
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100 gr sugar
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70 gr nuts (I have Brazil nuts)
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2 eggs
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200 gr flour
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56 gr coconut (or another vegetable) oil
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1/2 tsp baking powder
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1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
In a large saucepan, combine dates, figs, oil, and baking soda. Pour in 1 glass of water. Mix well and cook for 7 minutes after boiling. Let cool.
Meanwhile, in another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Postpone.
Add sugar, coconut (or another vegetable) oil, chopped nuts, and eggs to the mixture of figs and dates and mix.
Mix dry ingredients and wet.
Spoon into prepared pan(s) and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. It is 50 to 60 minutes for a large-size pan or 35 to 40 minutes for small cupcakes.
I made 16 mini-rectangles 8x3x2 cm 180°C 40 min.
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