Buttermilk Fig Cake Recipe

My friend found this recipe today! Thanks Jessica!! Now we are going to make them...YUMMO!!

• —  Buttermilk Fig Cake:

• 2  cups all-purpose flour

• 1 1/2  cups sugar

• 1  teaspoon salt

• 1  teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2  teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2  cup vegetable oil

• 3  eggs

• 1  cup buttermilk

• 1  tablespoon vanilla extract

• 2  cups figs, chopped

• 1  cup pecans, chopped

• —  Buttermillk Sauce:

• 1  cup sugar

• 1/2  cup (1 stick) butter

• 1/2  cup buttermilk

• 1  tablespoon corn syrup

• 1  tablespoon vanilla extract

• 1/2  teaspoon baking soda

  
  
  Instructions

  1. Cake:  Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder in a large bowl and mix well.  Add the oil, eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, figs and pecans and mix well.  Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan.  Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 45 minutes or until the cake tests done.  Cool in the pan for 10 minutes.  Remove to a wire rack and poke holes over the cake with a fork or wooden pick.
  2. Sauce:  Combine the sugar, butter, buttermilkm, corn syrup, vanilla and baking soda in a saucepan.  Bring to a simmer, stirring frequently.  Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Pour over the cake. 
  3. You may bake this cake in a greased and floured 9 x 13-inch baking pan and pour the sauce directly over the cake.

  And the best part? It was actually sent to this website http://www.relish.com/recipes/buttermilk-fig-cake/ from the Junior League of Lake Charles Marshes to Mansions cookbook. (Junior League of Lake Charles, Louisiana, 2007). 

  
  

  GEAUX LAKE CHARLES!