The Christ Child'S Birthday Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/3 c. flour, sifted
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cloves
1 c. shortening
1 2/3 c. white sugar
4 eggs
1 c. black walnuts
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. seedless blackberry jam

Preparation

Sift first 7 ingredients together twice and set aside.
Cream in a large bowl the shortening and white sugar.
Add eggs to sugar mixture.
Sprinkle a small amount of dry ingredients over nuts. (This helps spread nuts more evenly through mixture.)
Add alternately the dry ingredients and buttermilk to sugar mixture; blend thoroughly.
Stir in jam and add black walnuts; mix well. Grease a 10-inch angel food pan.
Line pan with waxed paper, then grease waxed paper.
Pour batter into pan.
Bake in preheated 350\u00b0 oven for 1 1/2 hours.
Cool thoroughly before icing.