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Fig Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour

• 1 1/2 cups sugar

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten

• 1 cup vegetable oil (I used about 3/4 cup olive oil)

• 1 cup buttermilk

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extraaact

• Recipe from the cookbook “Under The Fig Leaf”

• 1 cup fresh figs, chopped, stems removed

• 1 cup pecans, chopped

• FOR THE GLAZE:

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 1/4 cup butter

• 1/4 cup buttermilk

• 2 teaspoons light corn syrup

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

2. Blend together the first 7 ingredients in aa large bowl.

3. Stir in the eggs, oil aand buttermilk, mixing well.

4. Fold in the vanilla, figs and pecans.

5. Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 x 2 inch baking dish,

6. Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

7. Remove to a wire cooling rack.

8. Pierce the top of the cake all over with a toothpick or a fork.

9. Drizzle glaze over the cake.

10. Serve witth whipped cream or ice cream, if desired.

11. FOR THE GLAZE:

12. Bring all the ingredientts to a boil in a small saucepan and cook for 3 minutes

13. Pour over the cake.