Fig Cake (Sikopita)

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Flour
1 1/2 cups	297g / 10oz	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cinnamon
1 teaspoon	5ml	Nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Cloves - ground
3		Eggs
1 cup	237ml	Fig preserves
1 cup	237ml	Oil
1 cup	237ml	Buttermilk
1 tablespoon	15ml	Vanilla
		Glaze
1/2		Butter - (1/4 cup)
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Baking soda

Recipe Instructions

Heat oven to 325F.

Combine cake ingredients and mix well.

Pour into a 9x13" greased cake pan.

Bake for 45 minutes.

Make glaze by combining ingredients and boiling for 3 minutes.

Pour over cake while cake is warm.

May be served with whipped cream or whipped topping or plain.

Note: applesauce may be substitute for fig preserves.

"The Greeks Have a Recipe for It", favorite recipes compiled by the Philoptochos Society of St Katherine Greek Orthodox Church, Melbourne, Florida, 1981

Source:
The Greeks Have a Recipe for It

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