Jam Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2/3 cup chopped pecans (optional)
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup blackberry preserves
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 pound confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• grease and flour two 8 or 9 inch round pans. preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• mix flour with soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. add nuts and raisins to dry ingredients if using.
• in a separate bowl, cream shortening and sugar. add eggs one at a time, beating continuously. add jam. add flour mixture alternately with milk. pour batter into prepared pans.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 35 minutes. cool, and frost with cream cheese frosting.
• to make cream cheese frosting: mix together until creamy 1/4 cup butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla.