"JAM CAKE"
1 cup butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 eggs, at room temperature
1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
2 teaspoons baking soda
4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup raisins
1 cup nuts
2 cups blackberry jam
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Preheat oven to 350°.
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Grease and flour four 8-inch or 9-inch cake pans, or line them with
parchment paper.
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Commbine buttermilk and baking
soda; set aside.
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Sift together flour, salt, and spices; set aside.
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Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the eggs
one at a
time, beating well and scraping the bowl after each addition.
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To the butter mixture, add half the flour mixture and mix until
combined.
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Add half the buttermilk mixture and mix until combined.
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Add the rest of the flour mixture and mix; then add the rest of the
buttermilk and mix.
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Scrape the bowl and mix well. Add raisins, nuts, and jam; mix well.
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Pour into prepared pans. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until a tester
inserted
in
the center comes out clean.
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Place pans on wire racks to cool.
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