{"id":14759,"date":"2011-12-07T09:34:43","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T13:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=14759"},"modified":"2011-12-07T09:34:43","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T13:34:43","slug":"fig-and-date-coffee-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/12\/fig-and-date-coffee-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Fig and Date Coffee Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It’s no secret that I like cooking with beer but I also like baking with beer. And experimenting with different ways to use beer in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

One of my most recent experiments resulted in what is now my favorite coffee cake of all time. This coffee cake uses dried figs, dates, and nuts as part of the crumble topping.<\/p>\n

This helps keep the cake moist while baking and gives a slight nod toward the fig newtons of my childhood. \u00a0I wasn’t a huge fan of fig newtons as a kid but when I got older I enjoyed them a great deal.<\/p>\n

Having found dried figs at the store, I knew that I wanted to use them in something. \u00a0With seasonal beers out right now, the idea of making a coffee cake with one seemed like a natural fit.<\/p>\n

I’ve made this cake several times since the first experiment and it always makes me squee with happiness when I get a chance to nibble on it.<\/p>\n

Andrea’s Fig and Date Coffee Cake<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the Batter:<\/strong><\/p>\n