Kentucky Jam Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. raisins
1 can crushed pineapple (8 oz.), undrained
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
5 large eggs
1 c. seedless blackberry jam
2/3 c. buttermilk
1 c. chopped pecans
confectioners sugar

Preparation

Combine raisins and crushed pineapple in a small bowl; refrigerate and let soak for several hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease and flour a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Into a bowl, sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Cream shortening and butter or margarine in large bowl with an electric hand-held mixer.
Gradually beat in sugar; beat until fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; blend in jam.
Alternately add sifted dry ingredients and buttermilk to the creamed mixture, ending with dry ingredients.
Blend in pineapple, raisins and chopped pecans. Pour batter into prepared 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
Bake jam cake at 350\u00b0 for 55 to 60 minutes until cake tests done.
Dust Kentucky Jam Cake with confectioners sugar and cut in squares.