Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/gas mark 5
Use an 18cm/7 inch cake tin.
Grease and flour the cake tin. Chop the figs and simmer in just enough water to cover them, until they are tender. Leave to cool. Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Rub in the butter. Mix to a batter with the cooled figs and cooking water. Pour into the cake tin, and bake for forty-five minutes.
