FIG CAKE - Alabama Farmers Federation

Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup cooking oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup fig preserves, drained and chopped
• SAUCE:
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) margarine