Type | Cake |
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Course | Dessert |
Serving temperature | Cold or warmed |
Main ingredients | Fig fruit and cake batter |
Similar dishes | Fruitcake |
Fig cake (Greek: sikopita) is a cake prepared with fig as a primary ingredient.[1] Some preparation variations exist. It is a part of the cuisine of the Southern United States, Greek cuisine, and the Appalachian Mountains region of North America. It is also a part of the cuisine of Ocracoke, North Carolina, which has an annual fig festival.[citation needed]