Fig Gingerbread Cakes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Fig Gingerbread Cakes is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped dried figs
- Cooking-oil spray
- 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup plus 6 tbsp. butter, divided, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup molasses (not blackstrap)
- 1 3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
- 1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup plus 6 tbsp. flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- About 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
- 22 to 25 Australian crystallized ginger discs* (8 to 10 oz.)
- Granulated sugar, for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °. Put figs in a small bowl and pour in boiling water to cover.
- Spray pans with cooking spray. In a bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat brown sugar with 1/2 cup butter until fluffy and pale, then add molasses, 1 tsp. vanilla, egg, egg yolk, spices, and salt and beat well.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to wet mixture and beat until smooth; then beat in 3/4 cup boiling water. Drain figs and stir into batter.
- Divide batter among pans and bake until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 20 minutes. Cool cakes 10 minutes, then invert onto a rack, using a small spatula or knife if necessary to loosen them.
- Beat 6 tbsp. butter in a bowl until creamy, with mixer on medium speed. Add 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 3/4 tsp. vanilla, and milk and beat until smooth. You should be able to stand a spoon in it; if not, beat in a little more powdered sugar to thicken.
- Slice thin strips of ginger from discs using a vegetable peeler. Dip peeler in hot water and dry off between slices to keep ginger from sticking. You will need 70 to 100 strips to top cakes.
- Spread frosting onto cakes and arrange ginger strips in a bow pattern on tops of cakes. Sprinkle with sugar to finish.
- *Find Australian crystallized ginger in the baking aisle.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per cake.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
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Yes, this Fig Gingerbread Cakes recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Dessert. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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