Black Raspberry Jam Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 eggs, seperated
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 cups buttermilk
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 6 ounces raisins
• 6 ounces maraschino cherries
• 12 ounces walnuts, chopped
• 8 ounces dates, chopped
• 1 cup seedless black raspberry jam
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, sugar and egg yolks in bowl until light and fluffy. add mixture of soda and buttermilk, mix well. add flour and spices, mix well.
• 2 stir in raisins, cherries, walnuts, dates and jam.
• 3 fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and vanilla gently into batter.
• 4 spoon into a greased and floured tube pan.
• 5 bake at 350* for 1 hour and 20 minutes or cake tests done.
• 6 cool on wire rack in pan for 15 minutes.
• 7 loosen sides, turn out onto cake plate.