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       Title: Brown Nugget Dessert
  Categories: Desserts
       Yield: 6 servings
  
     1/2 c  Butter
       2 c  Powdered sugar
       3 tb Cocoa
     1/4 ts Salt
       2    Eggs; separated
     1/2 ts Vanilla
     3/4 c  Chopped Calif. Dried Figs
       9 sl Pound cake
     1/2 c  Heavy cream
            Small chocolate candies
  
   Cream butter and sugar; beat in cocoa and salt.  Add egg yolks, one at a
   time.  Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into creamed mixture.  Add
   vanilla and California Dried Figs.  On small tray or platter, place 3
   slices of pound cake in a row (about 3 x 9 inches).  Pour part of fig
   mixture over cake.  Make another layer of cake; then more filling.  Top
   with layer of cake.  Frost sides with remaining fig mixture.  Chill
   several hours.  Whip cream; spread on top of cake; garnish with candies.
   
   Source: 48 Family Favorites with California Figs
   Reprinted with the permission of The California Fig Advisory Board
   Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
  
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