Old Fashioned Fig Preserve Cake Recipes

FIG PRESERVE CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE

Steps:

• Fig Cake: In a large glass bowl combine the sugar, flour, soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and cloves. Add the oil and mix well. Add the eggs. Mix. Add the buttermilk and vanilla, mixing completely. Stir in the figs and pecans.
• Pour the batter into a greased floured 10-inch tube pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes and remove from pan. While it's baking, prepare the glaze.
• Buttermilk Glaze: Combine the buttermilk, 1/2 cup sugar, baking soda, cornstarch and margarine in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
• Cool slightly and add in the vanilla. While mixture is warm, pour over the slightly cooled cake.

FIG CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sift together the flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. Set aside. Dissolve 1 teaspoon baking soda in 2 teaspoons hot water; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs with electric mixer until thick and lemon colored. Beat in 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 cup oil. Combine buttermilk and dissolved baking soda. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla, figs, and nuts. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 70 to 75 minutes. Remove from pan and pour hot Buttermilk Icing over warm cake.
• To make Buttermilk Icing: In a heavy saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, corn syrup and butter. Bring to a boil and cook to soft ball stage (240 degrees F/ 115 degrees C). Remove from stove and stir in vanilla. Pour over warm cake.

FIG PRESERVE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Cream sugar and oil. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each. Stir next 7 ingredients together. Add nuts and raisins. Stir in flour mixture and add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture. Pour into greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hr.
• 2. For glaze, melt butter and add sugars. Stir and cook 1 min. until bubbly. Stir in cream and bring to a boil.Cook and stir 2 min. Drizzle over cake and down sides.

OLD FASHIONED FIG PRESERVE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Combine dry ingredients, add oil and eggs, beat well; add buttermilk and vanilla, mixing thoroughly. Stir in preserves and pecans. Pour into greased and floured bundt pan and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 1 hour or until done. Cool in pan 10 minutes then remove. Pour warm buttermilk glaze over warm cake.
• 2. Buttermilk glaze: Combine first 5 ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil, and remove from heat, add vanilla.

ENOLA PRUDHOMME'S CAJUN FIG CAKE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and mix well if using oil. If using butter, cream with sugar before adding remaining ingredients; beat well.
• Pour into well greased and floured 12-inch tube pan; bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan; run knife around sides and turn out.

FIG PRESERVE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients in a large mixing bowl;add oil and eggs,beating well at medium speed with electric mixer.
• Add buttermilk and vanilla,beating well.
• Stir in preserves and pecans or walnuts.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes;remove from pan and place on serving platter.
• Pour buttermilk glaze over cake while both are still warm.
• BUTTERMILK GLAZE.
• Melt 1 tablespoon real butter in saucepan over low heat,add the buttermilk and the powdered sugar and heat till dissolved,then add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• If the glaze is to thin or thick add powdered sugar or more buttermilk accordingly till you get the consistency you like.