Hi This is Alia and welcome back to CookingWithAlia
To Show you the mix of the flavors of Morocco
Dried fruits are an important ingredient in the Morrocan Cuisine
I'm talking about dates, dried figs, dried apricots, dried prunes and so many other types  
We use them either in several dishes like tagines 
So you can have Morrocan chicken tagine with dried caramelized apricots. Oh YUM!!!
or in cookies or sometimes just simply serve them with nuts like almonds, walnuts and figs
along with Moroccan mint tea 
So today, if you have a box of dried figs, lets make on of my favorite cakes that I created myself
Which is a mixture of spices and dried fruits and figs
This cake will just fill your solo with happiness
if you don't have this box of dried figs, then go get one so you don't miss this recipe
That's it! Let's start!!!
First let’s bring some moister to the dried figs.
Make some black tea, or any type of tea, with a tea bag and hot water. 
Wait for 2 minutes to let the tea steep then remove and discard the tea bag.
Now, place the dried figs cut in half, in the tea
and let them sit there, absorb all the moisture
while you are preparing the rest of the cake.
Chop some walnuts… they are best friends with figs, and taste wonderful together!
Let’s mix the dry ingredients!
 In a large bowl, add the all-purpose white flour, baking powder, pinch of salt, and spices
we have ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, and a little bit of ground nutmeg.
Mix well using a whisk.
Now let’s mix the wet ingredients.
In another large bowl, place the softened butter and the white sugar.
Mix for 2 minutes with an eggbeater.
Add the brown sugar, mix.
Add one egg. Mix. 
A little bit of the dry ingredient mixture. Mix.
The vanilla extract. Mix. 
Then again, one egg, mix, dry ingredients, mix, then the last egg, and mix. 
At this point, add all the rest of the dry ingredient mixture and incorporate well using a spatula. 
Add the chopped walnuts and mix in…
look at this smooth bather, we are almost done!
Time to check on the figs… here they are all happy and moist in the tea. 
Drain them from the tea and cut them into small pieces.
Add the fig pieces to the batter and mix in.
Let’s prepare the baking pan. 
First butter the pan, then place the parchment paper, then butter the paper. 
Pour the cake batter into the pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
Bake in a pre-heated oven to 360 F / 180 C for 45 minutes or until done.
To check if the cake is ready!
gently touch the center of the cake, it should feel firm but still springy (not hard). 
Place a plate on top of the cake, flip the baking pan
gently remove the parchment paper from the top of the cake and… voila!!! 
A perfect fig walnut cake! 
Let the cake cool down, then decorate with powdered sugar
I am using this cool stencil to make my cake pretty! 
Time to cut a slice… check this out... 
not only this cake smells like heaven but it tastes like it too
super moist, super flavorful, the sweetness of the figs 
and the crunchiness of the walnuts take me back to my childhood in Morocco
If you are thinking “Oh wow, I want a piece”, please ‘Like’ my video 
and go to the kitchen right now to make this Fig cake! 
Bon appetite!  
