Famous Fig Cake
Ingredients
1 C. oil
2 C. sugar (adjust to 2/3 if you prefer less)
3 eggs
2 C. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
2/3 C. buttermilk
1 C. Brasuiell’s (North Carolina) pure fig preserves
1 C. chopped pecans
Cooking Instructions
Combine oil and sugar in a large mixing bowl; beat until blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, blending well. Fold in fig preserves and nuts. Pour into greased and floured tube or bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until it tests done.
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