Nee's Fig Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, measured after sifting
• 1 12 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly ground
• 12 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup fig preserves, stems removed from the figs and each fig cut into 4 pieces along with the syrup from the preserves
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 12 cup butter
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons white corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon baking soda