Holiday Fig Cake

Name: Holiday Fig Cake
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups fig preserves (a little less than 2 [11.5-ounce] jars); 3 large eggs; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted; 1 cup finely chopped prunes; 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary (optional); 1 3/4 cups pecan pieces, toasted (optional); Garnish: fresh rosemary sprigs

16 ingredients

1 steps

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups fig preserves (a little less than 2 [11.5-ounce] jars)
3 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1 cup finely chopped prunes
1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary (optional)
1 3/4 cups pecan pieces, toasted (optional)
Garnish: fresh rosemary sprigs

Directions

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["Chop large pieces of fig preserves; set aside.", "Beat eggs, sugar, and oil at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients; add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fold in fig preserves, 1 cup chopped pecans, prunes, and, if desired, chopped rosemary.", "Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8\" round cakepans. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans