Our January/February 2012 BEST COOK—Mildred Jones
“This recipe was my favorite cake my mom made when I was a child only she used prunes instead of figs. We have a large fig bush that bears lots of figs so I decided to substitute figs and it comes out beautifully. The word has gotten out what a great cake this is and now I always bake two or three at a time to keep everyone happy,” says Mildred A. Jones of East Bend. Mildred also shared she has frozen the figs she couldn’t use right away; they work just as well but remember to thaw the fruit in a colander. This is a very moist cake. Mildred recommends for ease of handling the cake, keep and cut cake in the dish it is cooked in.
FIG CAKE
2 eggs
1 1/2 c sugar
2 c flour
1 c buttermilk
1 c chopped figs
1 t vanilla
1 c chopped pecans
1 t cinnamon
1 t allspice
1 t nutmeg
1 t soda
Icing
1/2 c buttermilk
1 stick butter
1 c sugar
1 t vanilla
1 T Karo syrup
Mix all ingredients together. Cook in two greased/floured 9-inch cake pans (or sheet cake pan) at 325°F for 45 min. Top with buttermilk icing: mix ingredients in sauce pan and bring to full boil. Put on cake while hot. Prick cake with a fork so icing will run down in cake.
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