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Fig Preserves Cake
From Denny: Folks in Louisiana love to grow their own fig trees, often right in their front yard for all to see and often share, as these trees, once mature, produce quite a bit of fruit. This is one of those favorite kinds of cake so loved in Louisiana as it is a bit of French heritage handed down over the generations: soaked syrup cake!
Fig Preserves Cake
From: Debbie Malone
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 ½ cups sugar, divided
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda, divided
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 ½ cups buttermilk, divided
2 teaspoon vanilla, divided
½ cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped fig preserves
1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
1 Tablespoon corn syrup
Directions: Sift together the flour, 1 ½ cups sugar, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, salt and spices. Add oil and beat well.
Add eggs, 1 cup of buttermilk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla and beat well.
Stir in nuts and fig preserves.
Pour into a 9x13-iinch baking pan that has been sprayed with nonstick vegetable cooking spray. Bake in a preheated 325 degree F. oven for 45 minutes. Leave in pan.
To make sauce, combine 1 cup of sugar, ½ cup of buttermilk, butter, corn syrup, ½ teaspoon of vanilla in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes.
Pierce cake all over with a fork and pour hot sauce over warm cake.