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Grand Prize Winner Holiday Southern Fig Cake Recipe

	Rosemaryblue / All my dishes 2 years, 1 month ago This was the GRAND PRIZE WINNER in Southern Living's Holiday Contest years ago. It is very moist and delicious. The presentation on a white cake stand is festive & lovely. Fig cakes are very tasty and special. Prep:20m Cook:35m Servings:12	Rosemaryblu
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Ingredients

3 large eggs

1 cup sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 1/2 cups fig preserves

1/2 cup applesauce

1 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Cream Cheese Frosting

Garnishes: dried figs, fresh raspberries, fresh mint sprigs

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

1 stick unsalted butter

1-8 ounce package cream cheese, softened

2 teaspoons vanilla

1-16 ounce box powdered sugar

Directions

Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.

Add buttermilk and vanilla; beat well.

Combine flour and next 5 ingredients; gradually add to buttermilk mixture, beating until blended.

Fold in fig preserves, applesauce, and toasted pecans.

(Batter will be thin.)

Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8-inch round cakepans.

Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or check with wooden pick

Cool on wire racks 10 minutes;

Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Using electric mixer, cream butter and cream cheese, until VERY light and fluffy

Add vanilla, mix well

Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing well

Spread Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake

Store in refrigerator. Garnish, if desired.

Note: Braswell's Pure Fig Preserves was used. Coarsely chop figs, if necessary.

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Comments

recipediva 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Lol love figs...I thought it said pigs when I first glaced at it. lmao

noir 2 years, 1 month ago said:
This sounds so delightful! :)

cassyc52 1 year, 4 months ago said:
This is a great cake! I have a huge fig tree that is very happy supplying me with lots of figs and I am always looking for wayS to use 'em. I made a boiled buttermilk glaze for this cake and it was wonderful. Thanks for the recipe!

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