Best Enola Prudhommes Cajun Fig Cake Recipes

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FIG CAKE



Fig Cake image

A traditional southern cake made with fig preserves whose flavor and moistness intensifies after it's baked. Bake it in a bundt pan or in layers topped with the Cinnamon Whipped Cream and the Praline Glaze.

Provided by Louisiana Woman

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground clove
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup fig preserves
1 cup chopped pecans
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup salted butter
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup pecans, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a bundt pan or 2-9 inch cake pans.
  • In a large bowl cream sugar and eggs with a mixer.
  • In a separate bowl mix flour, salt, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove with a whisk.
  • Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately into creamed mixture mixing well.
  • Blend in oil until it is incorporated well into the batter.
  • Stir in preserves and pecans.
  • Pour into the prepared bundt pan and bake for 1 hour or equal amounts of batter into the prepared cake pans and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Take cake out of the oven when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for a few minutes then remove cake from pan and cool on cake racks.
  • Place cream in a mixing bowl and begin whipping then slowly add powdered sugar then cinnamon.
  • Beat until peaks form being careful not to over beat.
  • Keep whipped cream refrigerated until ready to use.
  • When cake is completely cooled place first cake layer on cake plate, and frost top with whipped cream then stack and repeat with next two layers.
  • Keep cake cool in the refrigerator until glaze is ready to drizzle over cake.
  • Combine brown sugar, butter, and milk itno a small saucepan and bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes.
  • Let cool then drizzle on top of the cake, sprinkle with chopped pecans, and return cake to the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 671 calories, Sugar 53.8 g, Sodium 409.8 mg, Fat 41.8 g, SaturatedFat 25.7 g, TransFat 0.6 g, Carbohydrate 72.5 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 6.1 g, Cholesterol 92.1 mg

ENOLA PRUDHOMME'S CAJUN FIG CAKE



Enola Prudhomme's Cajun Fig Cake image

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 598, UnsaturatedFat 23 grams, Carbohydrate 87 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 72 milligrams, Sugar 51 grams, TransFat 0 grams

ENOLA PRUDHOMME'S MAQUECHOU



Enola Prudhomme's Maquechou image

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     easy, quick, side dish

Time 10m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Kernels from 8 ears of corn
1/4 pound butter
1 large thinly sliced onion
1/2 of a green pepper, finely chopped
Salt and black pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1 egg yolk
1 cup milk or less
1 tablespoon sugar or less

Steps:

  • Heat butter in large skillet; saute kernels for 2 minutes.
  • Add onion and green pepper and cook over medium-high heat until onion is soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne.
  • Beat yolk with milk and sugar; add to corn; stir and cook 2 or 3 minutes, until mixture thickens slightly.

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