Fig Newton Coffee Cake Recipes

FIG COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. In another bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Fold in crumbled cookies., Spread a third of the batter into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Top with half of the filling. Repeat layers. Top with remaining batter. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting.

FRESH FIG CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two 8-inch round cake pans with vegetable oil spray.
• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with the sugar until fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Add flour mixture alternately with the evaporated milk. Fold in vanilla and almond extracts and 1 cup chopped figs.
• Divide into two prepared 8-inch round cake pans. Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when lightly touched with a fingertip and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool cake layers on wire rack.
• To make the filling: In a saucepan, combine 2 cups chopped figs, brown sugar, water and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 20 minutes. Spread thinly between cooled cake layers and on top.

EASY FIG COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of butter, cinnamon, and crumbled fig cookies; mix well and set aside.
• Beat eggs in large mixer bowl until frothy. Add sugar and melted butter; beat well.
• in another bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to the egg mixture mixing alternately with the milk; mix well. Stir in vanilla.
• Pour 1/2 the batter into a greased 8-inch square pan. Top with half of the fig mixture. Pour remaining batter over fig layer. Sprinkle the remaining fig layer on top of batter in a lattice fashion.
• Bake at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes or until cakes test done.

FIG NEWTONS (HOMEMADE)

Steps:

• Dice figs, soak in water 1 hour.
• Add sugar & cook on medium heat until of thin jam consistency.
• Beat sugar, butter, egg, milk & vanilla until well blended.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Mix well and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Place 1/2 on well floured dough cloth; knead about 6 times.
• Roll out to 1/4" thick. Line 13 x 9" glass baking dish; cover with figs.
• Roll remaining dough, cover figs. Cook at 350° for 30 minutes.
• Let cool and cut into squares. Depending on the size you cut you can get a couple dozen cookies.

FIG NEWTON COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8" X 8" or 9" X 9" baking pan.
• 2. For batter cream butter and sugar together and beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 3. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk; set aside.
• 4. For filling combine brown sugar, cinnamon and cut in butter until crumbly. Fold in crumbled cookies; set aside.
• 5. Spread a third of the batter into pan. Top with half of the filling. Repeat layers. Top with remaining batter.
• 6. For topping stir together flour, sugars and salt. Cut in butter and stir in oats. Press together and top coffee cake with large crumbles.
• 7. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack before cutting.