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Makes one cake.
1 pound Blue Ribbon Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid Mission
or Golden Figs
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon honey
2/3 cup toasted slivered almonds
2 tablespoons sherry
- Remove fig stems and cut figs into quarters.
Process figs in bowl of food processor until finely chopped. Add spices
and honey. Process until combined. Add almonds. Continue processing
until almonds are coarsely chopped and combined with figs. Add sherry
and process until mixture sticks together.
- Lightly coat hands with sherry and form fig
mixture into log. Wrap in parchment paper and place in loaf pan or
other container with weight on top to compress into firm log-shaped
cake, about 1-2 days. Serve thinly sliced with Manchego cheese, if
desired. Makes one cake.
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