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scratch - Fig Cake

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List of Ingredients

scratch - Fig Cake

for cake:
2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup cooking oil
3 eggs
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup fig preserves
1 cup nuts, chopped
1 tablespoon vanilla

Sauce:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, (1 stick)
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tablespoon white corn syrup

for cake:
Sift together flour, salt, soda, sugar and spices. Add oil and beat
well. Add eggs, add buttermilk gradually. Add figs, nuts, and
vanilla. Mix well. Pour into greased 13x9x2 pan and bake for 45
minutes at 325 degrees F.

Sauce:
Mix ingredients well and boil 3 minutes. Pour over cake while it is
hot. Do not remove cake from pan.



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