Yesterday, my husband and I did fig preserves. Although my family loves the preserves on biscuits, toast, etc., our favorite "use" of the preserves is in a recipe called Mrs. Leger's Fig Cake. I found this recipe in a insert of our local newspaper in 2003 and it quickly became a family favorite. I thought I would share it here:
Mrs. Leger's Fig Cake
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 stick butter or margarine, melted
1 cup milk
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup fig preserves
2 cups flour
1 cup pecans, chopped
Preheat oven 300 degrees F. Grease and flour baking dish. Mix sugar with eggs; add cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking soda, and butter. Stir well, adding milk, oil, fig preserves. Add flour gradually, mixing well with electric mixer for 3 minutes. Stir in pecans, mix until blended. Pour into prepared baking dish. Bake for 1 hour. Serves 10-12.
Hope you enjoy!!
I have never made or eaten anything with figs! (Except for Fig Newtons, of course.) What does the cake taste like?
ReplyDeleteIt is very moist and I guess I would compare it to a prune cake. Although my family does not like a prune cake, but they love this! :-)
ReplyDeleteoooh, I love figs. I bet this is really tasty.
ReplyDeleteIf it tastes anythinglike fig newtons, I am in! LOL
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It is a really great recipe....need to give it a try!!
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