The fail was just Bubba gettin his piece! It’ll taste the same, looks delicious! 🤤

In 1940, my great grandmother passed away when my grandma was 9. She left behind 6 kids, so my great aunt, who was 12, had to take over the responsibilities of a mom and a sister. All 6 of them are now deceased, but I'm glad my grandma and great aunt shared that and other stories of how they grew up in Cosby, TN in the Great Smoky Mountains.

I like the idea that the video was published despite the accident. It shoes that even the experts aren't perfect. Thank you Paula .

On the “flipped side” of this is “life is unpredictable but we still pick-up the pieces and move forward”

Paula!! Seriously!? THAT is the FIRST time you've ever 'broken' a cake? Well, I know you probably feel badly, BUT, you have made all of us ladies feel 'normal' now. ❤

I love his little face. Looking at you like “are you ok” and when he comfort you saying “it looks so yummi”. What a good boy!!! ❣️ And please do not be upset about it!!! Still yummi!!

Spoon it into dessert bowls, put whipped cream on top. They"ll never know the difference! Thanks for sharing this. Made me laugh.

Oh my word!! GORGEOUS CAKE!!! I don't care if half of it is rumpled!!! That looks like pure heaven regardless!! It's nice to see though, I'm not the ONLY one that does that with certain cakes...lmao Love ya Paula!!

Paula, I'm so sorry for the loss of your brother. We share this same loss. My brother passed the same day as your brother. My brother knew you well (a girl from Dalton introduced you two). My brother loved you and came to eat at your place many times. He would have loved this recipe so I will make it on August 15th. Thank you so much for this recipe -- it means more to me than you can know. I love ya Miss Paula and wish you continued success.

The side pan “handles” are so you can flip the pan, when making an angel food cake, and cool the cake. Otherwise, you would have to put a bottle in the middle hole and cool it upside down resting on the bottle.

Miss Paula, I don't know how it's possible, but after watching your quarrantine videos I love you even more than before!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️

You're a sweetie pie...!!!! 🤗 One time..., I baked a pound cake for my husband to take to the guys at his work. Well, something happened and it fell. Don't know what it was..., guess I didn't hold my mouth right...lol...!!!! 🤷 It was so ugly and I told him that I was ashamed for him to take it to work. He told me he was taking it anyway. He made apologies for the appearance, and how I wasn't going to let him bring it. Well, they ate every crumb, and told him that I could make another one just like it anytime I wanted to. So there you go...It doesn't always have to look good to be good.👍 I love you Ms. Paula...!!!! It's so good that you're back showing people about simple cookin'. And don't ever lose that sense of humor. It makes us all smile.😊 You can tell you're a happy person! So glad you're down to earth...!!!! Sending blessings, good energy, and love your way...!!!! 🙏🙌❤🙋✨

Bubba's funny way of letting you know he's there .

Well, like my mom used to say, "Usually the worse a cake looks, the better it taste". She was usually right, too! 😁

TY sweet Paula! This reminds me of my italian grandmother. She planted a fig tree ! Her Sicilian recipes made me love food recipes and cooking! Sorry you’ve lost your sweet brother! No loss of loved ones is easy But the memories are truly precious and beautiful

Please don't worry about the cake falling out of the pan. It just means it's extra delicious.

We are all chuckling along with you. I love that you just laugh at life’s guffaws. No need to sweat the small stuff. Great life lesson. Didn’t turn out like you wanted, but still delicious in the end. Love it.

THAT WAS BUBBA!! HE WAS REMINDING YOU, "Hey, I'm still around. You just can't see me!!"🥰🥰🥰🥰❤❤❤❤ Best. Video. Ever.

Paula I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed your KZfaq quarantine series! This episode was the bomb! It can and does happen but I'm sure the taste was out of this world! I love watching you cook and bake, I always have!

Sounds like John it is trying to cheer you up with that toy. That's a good grandson and cute too!

I share your sadness of the month Miss Paula. My mother left this earth 2 days after her 80th birthday on August 26, 2006. I can't believe that it will be fourteen years since she has been gone. It really saddens me because I am starting to forget her voice and how she sounded. Thank goodness, memories are the paradise out of which we can never be driven. Much love to you Miss Paula. Some days you are my saving grace. XOXOXOXOX

Love the fact that you still showed this video without editing out the accident. Your so real and honest. Thank you.

"This is real life y'all" AND this is why I love these quarantine videos. All of them have babies waking up from naps, dogs barking, construction on the street right outside windows. I truly love the reality of it all. I personally feel so much more connected when it is all real. Paula my dear, this cake is gorgeous and looks so moist and I can not wait to make it myself and then break it. LOL You are a gift to us all.

Loved your thoughts about your Bubba. I recently lost my soldier son who I loved to cook with, and your memories reminded me of mine. How sweet.

Yum, yum! I finally got to see a picture of Eddy! Thank you for that. What a handsome man! Now I can put a face to his voice. Eddy does a great job of filming everything!! Thank you so much! Love to you all!

Grandmother would mess up a cake or two when my dad was growing up. He'd hear her from the kitchen cry out that the was broke! He'd quietly dance about and be so happy to hear that, 'cause he knew that would be eating a really good, moist cake with icing drizzled all through the cake.

When that lovely cake broke, all I could think of is Bubba was laughing, too. Enjoyed.

And as someone who has baked a many for others and prayed when flipping the cake out of my pan like that.....I wanted to cry for you!

I thought it was so sweet when you talked about Bubba getting his rest now.

I loved hearing your stories about your brother, and making this special cake. My husband lost his precious sister and only sibling, right before our eyes with a stroke last year, and they were very close like you and Bubba. He says the same thing,....that he can't believe he doesn't have a sister anymore. :( It would be disappointing to have the cake fall and break, but that was so darn cute too! lol Like you said...."real life"! That has happened to all of us, so absolutely no worries! Looks incredibly moist and DELISH!! Never had a fig cake, so it's an inspiration to try making one! Love all your quarantine video's. Thank you from Canada, for all your hard work and dedication! :) ~~Mavis~~

I love this!!!! Not only have you taught us how to make a cake, but you have taught us how to laugh it off when things don’t go as planned. Paula, you are the best!

I was wanting a fig cake recipe. I cant wait to try it. And this video was great! It started with you sharing your story about your precious brother so it sort of brought me back to thinking of my departed family members who I also miss. It's such a blessing to have these memories. And the end of the video was too funny listening to that contagious laugh of yours and John's toy sounds couldn't have been any more appropriate for how you were feeling about the cake falling apart. The timing was great. Love you, Miss Paula ❤

Good Morning Y'all...Happy Sunday 🤗. I love fresh figs off the tree so amazing. This recipe brings back memories..my grandmother made the best fig cake with the figs from her back yard.I remember the smell in the kitchen like it was yesterday . I have tried to make it but it doesn't turn out right. So I am going to try this recipe...the butter buttermilk toping sounds Divine🤗...thank you Paula 💓. Hope all you have a wonderful day and week ahead my friends love you all.💓🤗 Paula it's ok it came out of the pan like that just get you a fork honey. John is trying to make you laugh Paula with his toy 😁 it worked love her laugh..I'm laughing so hard 😅

This is my favorite video yet! Love that you are just being you and nobody else! ❤

My grandma drank buttermilk by itself. I can't stand the taste of it, but I like using it in cakes and biscuits. I use it when I make fried chicken. Yum...making me hungry already 😊.

I miss my little brother so much, and it's been many years, so many I can't believe it❤my Mammaw made fig cake every year at Christmas, it's my favorite.....I sure love you Paula, and my heart hurts with you.... big hugs ❤

I have lost both my brother and sister and am the only one left. They will always live on in our hearts but we sure do miss them don't we Paula. I so enjoy your videos but my favorite parts are when you invite us into your heart and memories. That is such a special blessing to me. Thank You and may God bless you and your beautiful family always. Love and prayers, Tina

These are so much fun to watch. I’m 75 yrs old and this has happened to me

Bubba needed a laugh so he did this. Lol. Paula your keeping it real. That happens and you kept it real. That's what I like about you, you show the mistakes. Love you Paula

I live to eat also! I love watching your tube shows and love when your grandchildren or family members help you out!💕💕

Miss Paula, no kidding. After all my years of following you, this by far will always be my favorite most memorable episode. We all got to share in the, "I'm not believing what just happened" moment. Thank you for not deleting this Fig Cake Recipe filming and doing a do over. I kept thinking about Bubba your little brother being there in spirit. This recipe was done in his honor and you immortalized his cake with your Southern humor and grace. Gosh! It still looked delicious.I will be baking this cake since I adore figs.

Bubba is so proud of his wonderful sister. Keep being the great sister you are. Loving these "Quarantine Cooking" videos. Be well, sweet Paula.

I made the fig cake last night Paula. It is delicious! Thank you for being here for us. You make my day when I look on your KZfaq channel and see a new episode. Love you!❤️🤓🙏

Yes, you do have and always will have Bubba, your brother. He’s with you now more than ever. Both of you so lucky to have one another forever. 🥰

I love that watching Paula feels like being at a family member's kitchen, talking and watching a family matron cooking. My aunts and grandmothers have dropped a cake once or twice themselves. :)

Mrs. Groover you’re so much fun n you make me laugh in a good way!!!! Don’t be sad it’s beautiful n rustic!

Thats why we love you Paula! You’re real! That cakes looks soooo delicious anyway!!! 💖💖💖

My mouth is actually salivating watching this drippy, glazed cake. I guarantee it's the best tasting cake ever.

Eddie, that pan is specifically for angel food cake. It has those little points sticking up so you can flip it over and let the angel food cake cool upside down, so it doesn’t collapse. I’m sure the fig cake still tasted amazing!

Been looking for this recipe. I am 1 of the people that eat to live. I do enjoy cooking. What is left of my family will be at my home Christmas. My son has gotten to the point he has forgotten his family. It happens so much. But, others gather. I told everyone next year no presents except for kids. I am sewing and crocheting for the homeless and women's shelters. But, still celebrate with a meal. Our Christmas is Ham, potato salad, chicken and dumplings, cornbread, pecan pie, pumpkin pound cake, chips and dip and homemade cheese ball and crackers. Lots of left overs will go home. Nobody has to cook for a day or 2.

My grandmother always made a fig cake at Christmas. Can't wait to try this one.

The last Bundt cake I made did the same thing. I was so sad. But it still tastes delicious and guys don’t care what it looks like if it tastes great!

I don't know how many cakes my Granny made that came out just like this one. It didn't matter to us, they were all delicious. It was a running joke that she could make some of the ugliest cakes (fall apart), but she was the best cook I knew and we loved all of her cooking! So don't cry! I'd still love to take a bite of this fig cake! Give me the torn up part any day!

Absolutely loved your video today! Enjoyed reminiscing about your bother and we all felt for you with your cake fiasco-you are such a fun person. You keep me from feeling so lonely.

You can't get anymore natural than Paula! It crumbled, how funny, but still looks so delicious!! Her grandson is precious, but, Sorry, that laugh toy was annoying! Love you Paula!!❤️

Paula I am so enjoying your videos. My Mom was born and raised in Arkansas and New Mexico and I grew up with many of the same recipes you have featured. Thank you for sharing your life stories and recipes. My family is gone now but you have brought back so many memories of good southern cooking and eating. Best dishes Paula you are so loved and appreciated. ❤🙏 God bless.

It still looks absolutely delicious!

Paula I Love the look on your grandsons face when you were pretending to cry. Eddie has a great job! Love you Paula ❣

Paula, I've been watching you cook for years. The fig cake show is the absolute best show yet. I love figs. Can't wait to try this. Thank you, thank you.

This is my absolute FAVORITE VIDEO in your quarantine series Ms. Paula!!!!! Life is crazy, your food is always yummy 😋. Please don’t worry, we love you 😘

Hey sweet Paula ♡♡♡ That Fig Cake is so moist. We always want them to turn out Beautiful ♡♡♡ But that doesn't always happen. But no matter what I can guarantee you it didn't take one ounce of flavor away!!!! Congratulations on your Oh So Delicious Fig Cake☆♡☆♡☆♡☆ I am so sorry about the passing of your Beloved brother Bubba. No one but The GOOD LORD IN HEAVEN KNOWS YOUR PAIN. We can relate to one another's pain. But GOD ONLY KNOWS THE DEPTH!!!!!!! We love y'all so very much ♡♡♡ GOD BLESS EVERYONE ♡♡♡ Thanks for sharing your Bubba's Fig Cake Recipe with us♡♡♡ Have A Beautiful Blessed Evening ♡♡♡

And Eddie, you have a very soothing voice!

I've always found the ones that fall apart of the best tasting cakes Paula.

On Miss Paula, you always have a brother!🤗 Be just lives in your heart now!💗💖💚

I've made this cake from a recipe that was passed down to me and I never bother to flip it out of the pan because it's so moist it tends to be very delicate (we'll say that, but really it's cause I can't wait to eat it). I just grab a fork and go straight to town on it right from the cake pan!!! Thanks for posting this wonderfully delicious recipe.

That was an awesome episode. I love your stories, recipes and mistakes!

Sorry your cake fell but I bet it was right delicious! Your grandson is so adorable!!!

Good morning and don't you dare cry about the cake! :) The cake looks lovely.

When I was growing up my favorite place in the world to visit was my grandparents who lived on a farm in Valdosta, GA. Daddy was in the Air Force so we moved around a lot making it hard to visit more than once or twice a year. It was such a special time. Grandmother was a wonderful country cook growing most of her own produce. Including figs. She made her preserves like you....whole with the stem intact. So good!! Thanks so much for this cake recipe which I plan to make soon.

Been there done that!!! I love that you can still smile!!!

Paula my heart goes out to you in the loss of your brother,I lost mine 2 1/2 years ago,I miss him dearly. Thank you so much for the recipe as I have several fig trees on my property here in South Carolina.

Fig preserves are a wonderful memory of my childhood and I’d pay dearly for some now. And, I’m dying for that cake... my word, I bet it is to die for.. This time I really wish I was there with you and Eddie in your kitchen visiting with all y’all! I do love these real life videos. ⚡️💖⚡️

I wasn't in the mood to watch! I've had a couple of weeks y'all. But I'm sure glad I did. This was sooo unbelievably heartwarming with laughter. Like no one else can do like Paula Dean......On a side note Paula my daughter would have said turn that into a cake pop!!!!! Lol. Thanks Paula💖

Priceless! The fallen portion actually looks better ...more gooey and crumbly...Eddie has his eyes on that whole section!

Thank you for sharing your real-life cooking adventures with us. I learn from failure even more than from watching someone do it perfectly. Your QC videos are some of my very favorite cooking shows and I watch a lot of them!

I love watching these videos! So comforting! Thank you for sharing! You will see Bubba again.

Love this! The pan has those handle thingy things on it for an angle food cake. It lets you turn the pan upside down to cool!

Thank you for still putting this video out. Cuz I have so many mishaps in the kitchen that I want to cry and this helped me out a lot. I thought it was only me!

My Mom always said the best cakes were the ones that fell😄😹 apart! I wish I was there to eat a big piece! Yummooo! 💙💚💜Thank you, Paula.

Just love the way you keep your Bubba alive in your heart. That was his big bite of cake when it fell apart, just like he loved winning that bone from dinner when you and he were young💙

OMG. THAT KITCHEN. Be still my heart. ❤️

The cake pan has the “legs” on it, so that you can coo an Angel Food Cake.

Dog comes running when stuff starts dropping in the kitchen ... 🤣🤣🤣

I reached for the cake when it was falling. I love your laugh and the look on your face. We are kindred spirits, been there done that. Love you Miss Paula.

Ms Deen has the best recipes; cake getting stuck or breaking off (now I’ll be fine bc many of my cakes stuck) And they are the most delicious ones!

I make a fig cake at Christmas because I am allergic to apples, and can’t eat my grandmother’s applesauce recipe. It’s good stuff! 🎄

I would think this cake would be a winner for Christmas!! Even put a bit of rum in the glaze -- with cinnamon and cloves in the cake : it would be just as lovely as a plum pudding -- but not as many candied fruits!

Fig preserves are my favorite, and I’m definitely going to be making this cake!

Here in San Diego I used to have a Desert King fig and the large green soft fruit beetles would land on my tree and take a bite out of every other fig to find the ripest, sweetest ones, ARRGGG!! If you have a place to plant a fig, I highly recommend Desert King, they are lime green on the outside and strawberry red on the inside and the skin is soft and thin, delicious!!

I completely agree buttermilk does change the game when it comes to baking. I've recently been experimenting with it in the kitchen and my baked goods are just next level 🖤🙏🏽

I'm so sorry for your loss. I so understand missing a brother, in my case it was my dear older brother who succumbed to glioblastoma at age 47. He's not far from my thoughts on a daily basis. The cake looks amazing and I cant wait to make it.

I love it.... “ This is REAL life y’all “!!!! This is why I love your program Paula! It’s delicious all the same!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I have never heard of a fig cake butI have had a disaster when flipping a cake out onto the stand. Love you, Paula!

We like that it's real life! Love you, Paula..... those cakes are usually the best! And Eddie.... those handles sticking up, are for angel food cakes.... you have to suspend them upside down to cool❤

Paula,I miss alot of my family too! They inspired us,and made memories for us! Love that Fig Cake.

Paula I can't tell you how comforting these videos are to us out here keepem coming😀

Jamie looks like your brother!I lost my Mom in December and I dream about her almost every night and she is healthy and happy in my dreams...at least I get to visit her then❤️

I didn't know about Bubba...my condolences to you Paula and family....The cake looks delicious!!

I am so glad this was still published. I love figs. I am going to make this for sure over the holidays. I even have all the ingredients on hand now. I will definitely let it cool all the way before flipping.

I felt for you Paula🥺. I had the exact same thing happen to me a couple of weeks ago when I flipped my cake. But you know what, it ALL got eaten. 😂😂😂