Texas Jam Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. margarine or butter, softened
5 eggs
1 c. Bama strawberry preserves
1 Tbsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 c. buttermilk
chopped nuts (optional)
1 c. sugar
1 (16 oz.) jar Bama red plum jam
3 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
Maple Frosting

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
In large mixing bowl, beat margarine and sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Stir in jam and preserves.
Stir together dry ingredients; add alternately with buttermilk to jam mixture.
Turn into 3 well-greased wax paper-lined 9-inch layer cake pans.
Bake 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.
Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans.
Cool completely.
Frost with Maple Frosting.
Garnish with nuts if desired.