Old Fashioned Jam Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 eggs, separated and beaten
1 c. butter
1 c. blackberry jam
1 c. strawberry jam
1 c. cherry preserves
2 c. raisins
4 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. nuts, chopped
2 c. sugar

Preparation

Cream sugar and shortening; add beaten egg yolks, then jam and preserves.
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
Add raisins and nuts; fold in beaten egg whites.
Cook in three 9-inch pans, which have been greased and floured.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 1 hour.