[Sca-cooks] Mitica Fig Almond Cake

[Heleen Greenwald]

Yes, I agree it would be a great Passover treat, in fact, that's why I got
it. And it is easily makable, but since I got a fairly large piece for $5,
it's hardly worth making......  :-)
Phillipa



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>
> I think it would make a jolly good Passover treat!  It's just another one
of
> those solidified fruit goos that the Spanish do so well, not unlike quince
> paste. I wouldn't even think you need to add sugar. My seat-of-the-pants
> back-engineering here:  Just cook fig innards until almost soft-ball so
that
> it acquires some coherency, and layer it in a cake pan [lined with wax
> paper!] with scattering of almonds, then cool completely.
>
> Selene C.
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