How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding

  • May 11, 2009
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Now, you can bring them some figgy pudding! Using a boxed cake mix makes this recipe super simple.

You Will Need

  • 1/3 c. raisins
  • Brandy
  • 1 12-ounce package of dried figs
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 carrot cake mix
  • 1/2 c. vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • A food processor
  • 1 ovenproof two-quart bowl or mold
  • 1 c. chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans or almonds)
  • 1 orange peel, grated
  • 1 lemon peel, grated
  • 1 tbsp. orange marmalade
  • Aluminum foil
  • Nonstick spray
  • Whipped cream
  • Dried apricots, chopped
  • Dates, chopped
  • Glacé cherries, chopped
  • 1/3 c. raisins
  • Brandy
  • 1 12-ounce package of dried figs
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 carrot cake mix
  • 1/2 c. vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • A food processor
  • 1 ovenproof two-quart bowl or mold
  • 1 c. chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans or almonds)
  • 1 orange peel, grated
  • 1 lemon peel, grated
  • 1 tbsp. orange marmalade
  • Aluminum foil
  • Nonstick spray
  • Whipped cream
  • Dried apricots, chopped
  • Dates, chopped
  • Glacé cherries, chopped
How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding: Soak raisins in brandy

Step 1: Soak raisins in brandy

Put one-third of a cup of raisins in some brandy and let them soak.

How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding: Boil the figs

Step 2: Boil the figs

Place a 12-ounce package of figs in a saucepan, cover them with water, and bring it to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat, and let it sit for about three hours.

How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding: Preheat oven

Step 3: Preheat oven

Preheat the oven to 350º.

How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding: Add sugar to fig water

Step 4: Add sugar to fig water

Remove the figs from the water with a straining spoon. Add a cup of sugar to the fig water, bring it to a boil, and let it simmer until it reduces a bit. Remove it from the heat and put it aside to cool.

How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding: Chop the figs

Step 5: Chop the figs

Chop the figs into fine pieces by hand.

Wiping your blade with vegetable oil will make the chopping go more smoothly.

How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding: Bake your cake

Step 6: Bake your cake

Put the ingredients that the carrot cake mix calls for into your food processor, substituting the fig water for the water called for in the instructions. Refrigerate the remaining fig water for later use.

How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding: Spice it up

Step 7: Spice it up

Spice up the batter with half a teaspoon of cinnamon and a quarter of a teaspoon of nutmeg.

How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding: Whip it up

Step 8: Whip it up

Mix the batter in the food processor, tossing in the fig pieces once the batter is almost fully mixed.

How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding: Add nuts and raisins

Step 9: Add nuts and raisins

Transfer the batter to a bowl and add a cup of chopped nuts. Walnuts are traditional, but you can use pecans or sliced almonds if you prefer. Stir in the brandy-soaked raisins, the grated peel of one orange and one lemon, and a tablespoon of orange marmalade.

You can also add chopped dried apricots, dates, and/or glacé cherries if you like.

How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding: Line a bowl with foil

Step 10: Line a bowl with foil

Line a two-quart ovenproof bowl or mold with enough foil so the ends can be folded over to cover the cake. Spritz the foil with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in the batter.

How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding: Pre-bake for 30 minutes

Step 11: Pre-bake for 30 minutes

Bake the cake for 30 minutes, then tent it with the protruding foil and bake for another 90 minutes, or until a toothpick poked into the center comes out clean.

How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding: Cool overnight

Step 12: Cool overnight

Let the cake cool overnight. The next day, carefully overturn it onto a platter and remove the foil.

How To Make a Festive Figgy Pudding: Liquor it up

Step 13: Liquor it up

Heat the leftover fig water with half a cup of brandy and pour it over the cake just before you serve it. Add a dollop of whipped cream.

Christmas puddings were outlawed in England in 1664, because Puritans believed the fruits, spices, and spirits inspired wicked passions.

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