Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Fig Leaf Tahini Cake


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This is an easy autumnal dessert that infuses the subtle sweetness, earthy greenness and tropical aromas of humble fig leaves into a moist and flavourful cake with tahini for extra nuttiness and richness. It is a perfect teatime treat served with a dollop of whipped cream and extra fresh figs. The fig leaf serves as a natural and aromatic alternative to traditional parchment paper and imparts a subtle, aromatic flavour to baked goods. You can serve the cake either with fig slices or fig leaf facing up. Cashew butter or sunflower seed butter would be ideal substitutes for tahini.

 
  • 1 Fig leaf for 24cm springform pan
  • Sesame seeds
  • 180 g White spelt flour (or plain flour)
  • 120 g Xylitol (or sugar)
  • 1½ tsp Baking powder
  • ¼ tsp Baking soda
  • 1 Large pinch of salt
  • 150 g Full fat Greek yoghurt
  • 70 g Fig leaf infused oil (or olive oil/sunflower oil)
  • 120 g Tahini (well stired and measured)
  • 2 Medium eggs at room temperature
  • 3 Fresh figs, sliced horizontally
  1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Line a 24cm springform pan with edible fig leaf then fill the the empty spaces with sesame seeds. Set aside.
  2. Whisk together the spelt flour, xylitol, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in Greek yoghurt, infused oil, tahini and eggs. Stir together until everything is smooth and well combined. Pour the cake batter into prepared baking pan.
  3. Cut the fresh figs horizontally into 3-4 slices. Arrange the sliced figs on top of cake batter. Sprinkle the batter in-between with sesame seeds if desired.
  4. Bake in the middle of hot oven until a tester inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool for 15 minutes. Open the springform pan and serve it with fig slices upwards or invert the cake to another plate so that fig leaf is facing upwards.

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31 comments:

  1. Tom29/10/25 12:03

    ...on a fig kick, are we?

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  2. DEZMOND29/10/25 13:22

    Looks so lovely turned upside down! Wish I had figs like you.

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  3. Jeff the Chef29/10/25 13:32

    I've never seen a two-sided cake like this before, and I've certainly never seen a cake with a fig leaf. Nice!

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  4. ellie29/10/25 13:35

    Looks amazing! Wonderful treat!

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  5. Caitlin&Megan29/10/25 13:36

    Beautiful! So many ingredients I've never tried. Thanks for the recipe!

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  6. Lola Martínez29/10/25 13:44

    Que precioso te ha quedado y con todos esos ingredientes, estará muy rico. Es completamente original para mi.

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  7. Christine29/10/25 15:26

    Looks so good

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  8. eileeninmd29/10/25 16:43

    Looks pretty and delicious! Thanks for sharing!
    https://www.rainskitchenandgarden.com/

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  9. eileeninmd29/10/25 16:44

    Sorry for the weird sentence on my last comment. Take care, enjoy your day!

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  10. foodtravelandwine29/10/25 19:45

    Incredible!!...this is my cake!....I love figs!!.....Abrazotes, Marcela

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  11. Linda's Relaxing Lair29/10/25 20:02

    Beautiful presentations. ❤️

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  12. Paola29/10/25 20:10

    Che meraviglia di torta!! Non lo sapevo si potessero mangiare le foglie di fico, per me è una novità ed è veramente molto coreografica. Bravissima!

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  13. Brian's Home Blog29/10/25 23:28

    That is a very creative cake and I'm sure it tastes great!

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  14. J.P. Alexander29/10/25 23:52

    Gracias por la receta. tomó nota. Te mando un beso.

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  15. Anonymous30/10/25 04:50

    This is so unique and so pretty!
    Tandy (Lavender and Lime) https://tandysinclair.com

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  16. Margaret D30/10/25 08:11

    The flavour of the days is fig...looks good, Angie.

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  17. 🌺JoAnna🌺 30/10/25 09:12

    Oh, wow Angie! Beautiful cake, and I think - delicious!

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  18. David M. Gascoigne,30/10/25 12:03

    So, there are other uses for fig leaves!

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  19. Pantherka30/10/25 17:02

    Wow, the cake looks absolutely delicious.
    Your cake presentation is beautiful.

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  20. The Velvet Runway30/10/25 17:42

    This looks so delicious and I love figs so I can't wait to try this recipe.
    Julia x
    https://www.thevelvetrunway.com/

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  21. Hi! I am LiLi!30/10/25 19:01

    I will definitely try baking this recipe next time. Looks so appetizing.

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  22. Ananka30/10/25 20:50

    That looks amazing :-D

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  23. Anonymous30/10/25 21:02

    Wonderful flavors and beautiful presentation, Angie! ~ David (C&L)

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  24. My name is Erika.31/10/25 00:22

    That fig leaves makes this cake so beautiful. I bet the cake is tasty too.

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  25. Javier31/10/25 10:13

    Cake with figs sounds great! And looks beautiful too!

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  26. Lowcarb team member31/10/25 22:27

    Looks good, thank you for sharing the recipe.

    All the best Jan

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  27. Carol On The Lake1/11/25 13:34

    Both sides look good to eat!

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  28. Cooking Julia2/11/25 00:12

    What a great idea to put a fig leaf into the cake!

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  29. Balvinder4/11/25 02:33

    this looks beautiful!

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  30. Raymund | angsarap.net6/11/25 00:04

    Wow, I love the creativity here! Using a fig leaf both as a liner and a flavouring is such a clever twist, and the tahini sounds like it would make the cake so moist and nutty

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  31. tigerfish14/11/25 03:19

    Have also used fig leaf as a wrapper/base in the past and it really imparts aromatic flavors ,though very subtle, to the food that it is in contact with

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