Christmas Jam Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup jam
3 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup raisins
1 cup coconut
1 large apple, peeled & grated
Icing
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups sweetened condensed milk
1 cup butter
1 cup coconut
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Cake:
Cream sugar, shortening and soda well.
Add eggs, one at a time and mix well.
Add sifted flour and mix well. Add nuts, fruit and jam.
Bake in 3 layer cake pans or a bundt pan. Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes at 325' or until done.
Wrap in aluminum foil and put in freezer until Christmas.
Icing:
Put in double boiler and cook until thick. Ice cake.
Chill in the fridge until the icing hardens.
Wrap in aluminum foil and put away until ready to serve (up to 1 month refridgerated).