Fig Cake
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Southern Living- Pat Mowry, Pass Christian, Mississippi
Serves 16 peopleCategories: Cakes - Frosting - Icing
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. ground cloves
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped fresh figs or fig preserves
- 1 cup chopped pecans (optional), toasted
- Buttermilk Glaze:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions
- Stir together first 7 ingredients; stir in egg, oil, and buttermilk, blending well. Stir in vanilla. Fold in figs and, if desired, pecans. Pour into a greased and floured 13 × 9 inch pan.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Pierce top of cake several times with wooden pick; drizzle Buttermilk Glaze over cake.
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Buttermilk Glaze:
- Bring all ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan, and cook 3 minutes.