A SOUTHERN RECIPE

"Mmmm, Southern Cooking is
 like a long walk in the meadow,
you just can never seem to fill up
 enough on it."

~Paula Deen

A little cake recipe
that we bake once
a summer.  It taste
better if you allow
it to sit overnight.
It's worth planting
a fig tree just so
you can have a slice!

FIG CAKE

Combine and set aside:

2 cups All purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon cloves

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Mix together:

1 cup sugar

1 cup oil

3 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

Add 1/2 cup buttermilk and mix well.

Fold in:

1 1/2 cups fig preserves

1/2 cup apple sauce

1 cup toasted pecans, chopped

Gradually add dry ingredients [batter will be thin] and pour in 2 greased and floured 8 inch pans.Bake 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Cool on wire rack and then frost.

Frosting:
Beat together
12 ounces cream cheese softened
5 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar

Store cake in icebox.