Japanese Fruit Cake-Mom'S Favorite - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter
3 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 c. blackberry jam
1 c. Angel Flake coconut
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. steamed raisins
1 c. black walnuts, cut into small pieces
1 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Mix butter and sugar until creamy.
Add eggs, coconut, jam and walnuts.
Add steamed raisins last.
Then add baking soda to buttermilk.
Alternate milk with flour to batter.
Grease and flour 3 cake pans and divide into pans evenly.
Bate at 350\u00b0 until done.
Turn out on racks with wax paper to cool.
Pick up each layer carefully.