This spiced cake with fresh figs makes your whole house smell good
Prep Time
30 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
2 hrs
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch dish.
Make the cake: Mix flour
cinnamon
cloves
nutmeg
baking soda
baking powder
and salt together in a bowl.
Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in eggs. Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk
mixing just until incorporated. Fold in figs and pecans. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean
about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let cool
about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile
make the glaze: Combine butter
sugar
evaporated milk
and baking soda in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil
stirring until sugar is dissolved. Continue to cook
without stirring
until the mixture turns brown and measures 240 degrees F (115 degrees C); a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water should form a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed onto a flat surface.
Pour into a small bowl and beat until it thickens to a spreading consistency. Quickly spread icing onto the cooled cake.