Fig, Honey and Pistachio Cake

This cake works especially well as mini loaves like Snugg serve on their platters. You end up with a sticky sweet crunchy base to the cake that goes beautifully with the soft figgy crumb. It has a lovely Middle Eastern feel and is perfect for those figs you buy that go from ready-to-eat to overripe in what seems like a few minutes. Use a good quality, preferably local honey to add an extra dimension of flavour.