I love to have it for breakfast, as a tea time snack, and after meal dessert. You can also try the same vegan cake recipe during fall or winter for thanksgiving and Christmas by substituting figs with fresh apples or pears.
Personally, I had never tried fresh figs until I came to the US. I had only consumed it in its dry-fruit form as it was generally distributed as prasadam during special occasions at temples. It used to be one of my favorites because it used to be chewy on the outside, with crunchy edible seeds on the insides. The dried fig or anjeer is packaged in a unique way, unlike other dry fruits. They are sewn onto clean jute strings and look like salami. However, after coming to the US, I tried fresh figs and began loving them even more. They have a delicately sweet aroma and taste. Dried figs, on the other hand, have more concentrated flavors. Figs are available in plenty around this time of the year, so I decided to prepare fig almond cake. I have used fresh figs in the recipe, but you may also substitute these with dried figs.
I am very happy that many of my recipes have been tried and appreciated by my readers, and they are also requesting me to post their favorites. I have a long list of such recipes requested by my readers, and I am doing them one by one. The majority of them have asked me to post vegan recipes, especially desserts. You will see more of such recipes on my blog, so stay tuned! This cake is dedicated to all my readers who have requested a vegan fruit and nut cake 🙂 If you are non-vegan, use whole milk instead of almond milk. Also, feel free to add any variety of chopped nuts and dry fruits of your choice to the recipe.
pumpkin doughnut holes - vegan - popular on blog vegan chia cupcakes, pumpkin banana bars - vegan - another popular recipe on blog eggless banana bread, vegan apple dates bread - popular on blog eggless dates cake.
Detailed recipe for Fig Almond Cake or Anjeer Badam Cake OR loaf cake
Recipe card
If you like this vegan recipe,
Don’t miss to check out some of my delicious Vegan Thanksgiving and Christmas desserts, Fall and winter desserts or Holiday desserts For more recent updates, follow me on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter Click below to save it on Pinterest
Total preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes Serves: 9-inch square cake
Ingredients for Vegan Fig Almond Cake
All Purpose Flour / Maida - 3 cups Brown sugar - ¾ cup Sugar - ½ cup Baking Soda - 2 tsp Baking Powder - 1 tsp Vinegar or Lemon juice - 2 tsp Salt - ½ tsp Vegetable Oil - ⅓ cup Vanilla extract - 2 tsp Almond milk - 1 ½ cup Raisins - ½ cup Almonds chopped - ½ cup Fresh figs chopped - 12
Steps to prepare Vegan Fig Almond Cake
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the cake pan and keep it aside. In a large bowl, add all dry ingredients, namely flour, brown sugar, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, and mix well. To the dry ingredients, add vinegar, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and almond milk and using a whisk or hand-held mixer, mix until well combined. Do not over-mix. Add raisins, chopped almonds, and figs, and gently fold them into the batter. Pour the batter into a well-greased cake pan and bake it for about 55 - 60 minutes or until done. Use a toothpick or a knife to check if the cake is done. The baking time may vary depending on the size of the cake. So keep an eye on it at the 40-minute mark. If it starts getting brown, cover the top with aluminum foil. Allow the cake to cool for about 10 mins. Then remove it from the cake pan and then let it cool completely on a wire rack even before you slice. Vegan Fig Almond Cake is now ready. Serve and enjoy.
Tips
You can substitute almond milk with soy milk or coconut milk. If you are non-vegan use whole milk I have used store-bought unsweetened almond milk and fine-granulated sugar.
