We Want Some Figgy Pudding

This is a traditional ritualistic cake that we serve after Christmas dinner. We sing the "we want some figgy pudding" song and when it comes to the table we heat a metal ladle full of brandy and light it up then pour the bluish flames over the top! We serve it with Non-Alcoholic Hard Sauce.

• Ready In: 24 hrs 45 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 pieces

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup molasses
• 2  cups  mission figs (buy 1 lb. chop yourself)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  grated fresh lemon rind
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2  cups brandy
•  cheesecloth

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Grease a 9-inch tube pan.
3. Beat butter until soft.
4. Add eggs and molasses and beat till fluffy.
5. Add chopped figs (try to use good quality figs), grated lemon rind, and buttermilk.
6. In another bowl combine all the rest of the ingredients (all dry ingredients).
7. Pour dry ingredients into fig mixture and stir well.
8. Pour into tube pan and cook for about an hour or until toothpick comes out pretty clean.
9. After about 15 minutes, try to dislodge cake and put out onto a baking rack.
10. Soak enough cheese cloth to go around the cake a couple times in brandy.
11. When cake is cool, wrap it up well and soak for 24 hours.
12. Serve with hard sauce.