3 fig bourbon cake Recipes

dried black mission figs , hard tips discarded, water, bourbon, pure vanilla extract, cake flour (not self-rising; sift before measuring), baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, grated nutmeg, pecans (7 oz), light brown sugar, vegetable oil, eggs , at room temperature 30 minutes, confectioners sugar, heavy cream, bourbon, pure vanilla extract

chopped dried apricots (about 2 1/2 oz), chopped dried peaches (about 2 1/2 oz), chopped dried calimyrna figs (about 2 1/2 oz), tb bourbon, all purpose flour, ts baking powder, ts ground cinnamon, ts salt, ts ground nutmeg, ts ground allspice, pecans, toasted, lg eggs, sugar, unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces, room temperature, ts vanilla extract, lg carrots, peeled , cut into feed tube lengths, tb powdered sugar