Honeyed Fig and Olive Oil Cake
Whenever the last day of summer rolls around, I go into mourning. Every year summer goes by so fast that it feels like I barely got to know it or enjoy it. Although I do appreciate fall, the summer bounty of fruit and vegetables is what I'll miss the most. This year my pride and joy were fresh figs. I was lucky to get a continuous bounty of figs from my favorite fig farm all summer long. I ate so many fresh figs and created so many wonderful sweet and savory dishes with them. So, this cake recipe is my farewell to figs and the last hurrah to summer. I love a good buttery cake, but what I love even more is a cake made with oil because it's super moist. I'm reminded of all those fantastic Southern cakes that use oil, like red velvet or hummingbird. So, when I decided to make a cake with my last pound of fresh figs I knew it would be an oil-based cake. Since figs originate from the Mediterranean area, why not an olive oil cake!? To keep with the Mediterranean theme...
