Fig Preserve Cake with Buttermilk Glaze

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1 cup canola or vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans (about 4 oz)
• 1 cup chopped fig preserves (about 10 oz)
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp corn starch
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp baking soda