Fig Cake

Photo: flickr user dizznbonn

Ingredients

3 Eggs

1 cup Oil

1 1/2 cups Sugar

2 cups Flour

1 teaspoon Ea: allspice, cinnamon, 1 cup Each: buttermilk, fig preserves, & chopped

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1 cup Sugar

1 cup Buttermilk

1 teaspoon Soda

1 stk butter

1 tablespoon White corn syrup

1/2 teaspoon Vanilla

Preparation

Beat eggs. Add sugar & oil. Sift flour, salt, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg & cloves. Mix soda & buttermilk & add alternately with flour mixture to egg-sugar mixture while beating with mixer. Mix well. Add vanilla, pecans & fig preserves. Bake in greased & floured 13x9-inch pan at 350 for 35-40 minutes. When cooked, add icing while still warm. Icing: Combine ingredients in large pan. Bring to a boil & boil 3 minutes. Pour over cake.