Anna's Fig Cake

I found this advertisement, which contains a recipe for "Anna's Fig Cake" in a 1918 edition of Good Housekeeping magazine.  I haven'the made the cake yet, but I fully intend to do so this week.  Although I believe I will use another type of frosting.

Anna's Fig Cake

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup milk

3 teaspoons baking powder

3 egg yolks

3 teaspoons butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

Frosting

2 eggs whites beaten stiff with 4 tablespoons powdered sugar

Filling

1 pound of figs, finely chopped

1 "teacup" of water

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

All cooked to smoothness