Name: Fig Cake II
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - 1 teaspoon; Ground allspice - 1 teaspoon; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Eggs - 3; White sugar - 1 ½ cups; Vegetable oil - 1 cup; Buttermilk - 1 cup; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Hot water - 2 teaspoons; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Canned figs with juice, chopped - 1 cup; Chopped pecans - 1 cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Buttermilk - ½ cup; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Light corn syrup - 1 tablespoon; Butter - ¼ cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

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30 min.

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Ingredients for - Fig Cake II

1. All-purpose flour - 2 cups

2. Salt - 1 teaspoon

3. Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon

4. Ground nutmeg - 1 teaspoon

5. Ground allspice - 1 teaspoon

6. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

7. Eggs - 3

8. White sugar - 1 ½ cups

9. Vegetable oil - 1 cup

10. Buttermilk - 1 cup

11. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

12. Hot water - 2 teaspoons

13. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

14. Canned figs with juice, chopped - 1 cup

15. Chopped pecans - 1 cup

16. White sugar - 1 cup

17. Buttermilk - ½ cup

18. Baking soda - ½ teaspoon

19. Light corn syrup - 1 tablespoon

20. Butter - ¼ cup

21. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Fig Cake II

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sift together the flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. Set aside. Dissolve 1 teaspoon baking soda in 2 teaspoons hot water; set aside.

2. Stage

In a large bowl, beat eggs with electric mixer until thick and lemon colored. Beat in 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 cup oil. Combine buttermilk and dissolved baking soda. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla, figs, and nuts. Pour into prepared pan.

3. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 70 to 75 minutes. Remove from pan and pour hot Buttermilk Icing over warm cake.

4. Stage

To make Buttermilk Icing: In a heavy saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, corn syrup and butter. Bring to a boil and cook to soft ball stage (240 degrees F/ 115 degrees C). Remove from stove and stir in vanilla. Pour over warm cake.