Jam Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 1/2 c. sugar
3 1/2 c. plain flour
6 eggs, separated
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. each allspice, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon
1 c. pear preserves
1 c. strawberry preserves
1 c. blackberry jam or preserves
1 c. chopped raisins
1 c. chopped pecans
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream the butter. Add sugar; beat well.
Add beaten egg yolks. Sift together the flour and spices. Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Add flour mixture and milk alternately. Add remaining ingredients except egg whites.
Stiffly beat egg whites and add last.
Pour into greased and floured pans.
Bake in 4 (9-inch) pans in a 325\u00b0 oven for 45 to 50 minutes.
Ice with Caramel Icing.