1 1/2 c Sugar
2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Ground nutmeg
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Ground allspice
1/2 ts Ground cloves
1 c Vegetable oil
3 Eggs
1 c Buttermilk
1 tb Vanilla extract
1 c Fig preserves
1/2 c Pecans or walnuts; chopped
Buttermilk glaze; see -recipe for Recipe by: Southern Living
Combine first 8 ingredients in a large mixing bowl; add oil and eggs, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add buttermilk and vanilla, beating well. Stir in preserves and pecans. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and place on serving plate. Pour Buttermilk Glaze over —–