Fig Nut Loaf Cake

How to make Fig Nut Loaf Cake Recipe - Dried figs are available all over the country and besides being good eaten out of hand, they're delicious in baked cakes, breads and bar cookies. This is a pound cake with figs added.

Makes 1 loaf cake

Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs, room temperature
2 tablespoons grated orange peel
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup chopped dried figs
1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Powdered sugar

Method:
Preheat oven to 350F (175C).

In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat until light. Beat in orange peel. In a small bowl, combine flour and baking powder; mix 2 tablespoons of it with figs and dates.

Blend remaining flour mixture into butter mixture. Fold in fig mixture and nuts until well blended. Grease and dust with powdered sugar a 9" x 5" loaf pan. Turn batter into pan.

Bake 30 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan about 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack. Dust cooled cake with powdered sugar. Cut into thin slices to serve.