Blackberry Jam Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon clove
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 cup thick blackberry jam
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar

Preparation

Cream butter; add sugar and continue to cream until light and fluffy.
Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Stir in vanilla.
Sift together spices and dry ingredients. Add alternately with buttermilk and jam to creamed mixture.
Add cream of tartar to egg whites and beat until stiff; fold into batter.
Pour into two greased and floured 9 inch cake pans.
Bake at 375* for 30 minutes or until cake tests done.