Name: Almond cake with fig filling and maple buttercream
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For the cupcakes; 110g unsalted butter; 50g shortening; 4 large eggs; 400g sugar; 390g cake flour; 140g almond flour; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 tbsp. baking powder; 250ml warm milk; 70g sliced almonds, toasted; For the fig filling; 10 ripened black figs; 150g caster sugar; 150g honey; 3 tbsp. cornflour; 1 tsp. vanilla essence; For the maple buttercream; 110g unsalted butter; 875g icing sugar, divided; 175ml non-dairy whipping cream; 30ml maple essence