Fig Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 c. vegetable oil
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans, toasted
1 c. chopped fresh figs or fig preserves

Preparation

Stir together first 7 ingredients.
Stir in eggs, oil and buttermilk, blending well.
Add vanilla.
Fold in figs and nuts. Pour into a greased and floured 13 x 9-inch pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 35 minutes.
Pierce top of cake with toothpick; drizzle Buttermilk Glaze over cake.