Boozy Fig & Yorkshire Blue Stacked Sponges

StarterServes 4

Continue the festive feasting into 2022 with these Boozy Fig & Yorkshire Blue Stacked Sponges from the teams at Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil and Shepherds Purse Cheeses. An indulgent sweet treat and full of classic flavours, the delicate sweetness of the figs paired with the honey work beautifully with the mild and creamy Yorkshire Blue cheese whilst the boozy addition takes this sweet treat to another level! For more recipe inspiration visit www.yorkshirerapeseedoil.co.uk

Ingredients

Ingredients

For the sponge

175g self-raising flour
175g golden caster sugar
3 medium, free range eggs 75ml milk
100ml Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil

For assembling

2 fresh and ripe figs, quartered
50g Yorkshire Blue cheese, cut into 4 chunky wedges 50cl of sloe or damson gin
Good drizzle of Yorkshire honey
Small handful of walnuts, crumbled

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 180oC / 160oC Fan / 350oF / Gas Mark 4 and line a 20cm x 20cm square baking tin with baking paper.
  2. Put all the cake ingredients into a food mixer or mix with a hand-held mixer until fully combined.
  3. Pour the cake mixture into the prepared tin and cook for 25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
  4. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes and then remove to cool on a wire rack. Once fully cooled, use a round cake cutter and cut out four circles.
  5. To put together the sponges, brush each sponge with the sloe or damson gin and keep brushing until fully soaked and full of booze! Pop on top of each sponge two fig quarters, a crumbling of walnuts and a wedge of the Yorkshire Blue cheese. Finish with a good drizzle of honey on top of each sponge and serve.