Fig and apple cake

Name: Fig and apple cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 225 g (8oz) unsalted butter, room temperature; 225 g (8oz) golden caster sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 4 large eggs, beaten; 225 g (8oz) self-raising flour; 4 tbsp. milk; 2 tsp. baking powder; 250 g (9oz) dried figs, chopped; 400 g (14oz) Cox apples, peeled, cored and chopped; 3 tsp. cinnamon; 25 g (1oz) flaked almonds to decorate