James cake is a traditional galician cake.
Fig almond cake spain.
Pour batter into pan.
Don t throw out the boiled water.
After remove the fennel.
This cake is a classic traditional spanish dessert created a long long time ago the first documents about this recipe are dated 1577.
Spanish fig cake is a cinch to make.
Then finely chop the fennel.
Fig and almond cake is an icon of mediterranean cuisine and was consumed in ancient times as part of the regular diet.
Preparing your fig cake.
Okay i ordered the 11 lbs spanish fig cake with almonds after a recent trip to spain.
Arrange fig halves cut side up over the batter.
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.
Sprinkle figs with sugar and bake for 30 minutes until golden outside and dry at center when probed with a cake tester.
A great on the go snack format of the perennial favorite fig almond cake made with just pajarero figs and marcona almonds.
Remove stem from each fig and cut in half.
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.
Mix everything together with a bit of water and form the mixture into a log.
Toast the almonds and pulse them in the food processor to chop them.
Pan de higo is easy to make especially if you use a food processor.
Spanish almond cake recipe tarta de santiago.
First remove the stems from the figs and chop into small pieces.
The pajarero fig is grown in spain which has been cultivating these special figs since the arabic invasion.
Add almond mixture and beat for a minute until batter is just mixed.
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.
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.
Only almonds of the best calibre and the best dried figs are selected to elaborate these cakes.
In a saucepan bring the water to a boil and add the fennel.
Galicia is an autonomous community in northwest spain.
Boil for 10 minutes.
It originated in galicia but other regions of spain adopted the recipe and created their own version of it.