Granny Jane'S Blackberry Jam Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. lard and butter, mixed
5 eggs
1 c. buttermilk, with 1 tsp. soda dissolved in it
3 c. self-rising flour
2 tsp. each: allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 qt. pecans
1 lb. raisins
1 (10 or 12 oz.) jar blackberry jam or preserves

Preparation

Mix as any other cake, saving 1/2 cup flour to dredge nuts and raisins in.
After you have mixed the batter, dredge the nuts and raisins.
Add to batter mixture, then add the jam.
Mix well. Pour into cake pans about 1/3 of an inch thick or thinner, if you can.
Bake until done.
Have syrup ready for icing.
Should be 7 to 9 layers.