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Scripture Cake

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Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1-½ cups sugar
  • 3 eggs divided
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground mace
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup finely chopped figs
  • 1 cup golden raisins
  • ½ cup chopped almonds
  • Garnish: fresh figs

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°. Grease and flour a 10-inch round cake pan and set aside.
  2. In the bowl of a mixer, beat the butter and sugar for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Mix in the egg yolks, water, and honey.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, mace, cloves, and salt. Toss the figs, raisins, and almonds with the flour mixture and add to the butter mixture.
  4. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into the batter. Spoon evenly into the prepared baking pan and bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack before cutting and serving. Garnish with fresh figs, if desired.