Enola Prudhomme's Cajun Fig Cake

Name: Enola Prudhomme's Cajun Fig Cake
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: cajun
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil or 1 cup butter; 1 teaspoon baking sod; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon ginger; 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; 3 cups flour; 2 eggs; Dash salt; 1 pint fig preserves, mashed; 1 cup boiling water; 1 cup chopped pecans

By Marian Burros

Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Rating: 4(25)
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Ingredients

Yield:12 servings

1½cups sugar
1cup vegetable oil or 1 cup butter
1teaspoon baking sod
1teaspoon baking powder
½teaspoon ginger
1½teaspoons cinnamon
3cups flour
2eggs
Dash salt
1pint fig preserves, mashed
1cup boiling water
1cup chopped pecans

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Preparation

Step 1
Combine all ingredients and mix well if using oil. If using butter, cream with sugar before adding remaining ingredients; beat well.
Step 2
Pour into well greased and floured 12-inch tube pan; bake at 325 degrees for 1½ hours or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Step 3
Cool in pan; run knife around sides and turn out.