Black Raspberry Jam Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs, seperated
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
3 cups buttermilk
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon clove
1 teaspoon allspice
6 ounces raisins
6 ounces maraschino cherries
12 ounces walnuts, chopped
8 ounces dates, chopped
1 cup seedless black raspberry jam
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Cream butter, sugar and egg yolks in bowl until light and fluffy. Add mixture of soda and buttermilk, mix well. Add flour and spices, mix well.
Stir in raisins, cherries, walnuts, dates and jam.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and vanilla gently into batter.
Spoon into a greased and floured tube pan.
Bake at 350* for 1 hour and 20 minutes or cake tests done.
Cool on wire rack in pan for 15 minutes.
Loosen sides, turn out onto cake plate.