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Mama's Fig Preserve & Rum Cake Recipe

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Category:
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 cups sifted all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
2 sticks unsalted butter (softened)
1 3/4 cups sugar
3 large eggs, beaten
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup fig preserves
1 cup black walnut pieces (or pecans)
SAUCE:
1 1/3 cups powdered sugar
2 T butter, melted
1 T Rum (I like spiced rum)
milk
Directions:
Directions:
Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, & nutmeg. Thoroughly grease & flour a 2 qt Bundt pan or 2 large loaf pans. Preheat oven to 350º
Beat 1 cup of butter with mixer until creamy, about 30 seconds. Add the sugar & beat until mixture is fluffy & lighter, about 1 minute. Add the eggs, one at the time, and beat until they are thoroughly incorporated.
Add the flour mixture in thirds to the butter & egg mixture, alternating with 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1/2 cup preserves, & 1/2 cup nuts. To avoid overworking the batter, gently mix with a wooden spoon or spatula after each addition, until the ingredient is just incorporated. The batter should be pourable; add a small amount of buttermilk if it is too stiff.
Pour the batter into the pans and bake on the middle rack until a cake tester emerges clean, about 50 minutes for Bundt.
Let the cake cool about 1 hour and remove from pan. Melt the butter, add the confectioners sugar, and the rum, stirring to smooth. Spread over the cake.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
1 bundt or 2 loaves
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is similar to the version of the Ocracoke Fig Cake and other OBX recipes--some use oil, some butter. I like the rum sauce and black walnuts, but you can substitute pecans or English walnuts.

 

 

 

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