The Christ Child'S Birthday Cake

• 3 1/3 c. flour, sifted
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1 c. shortening
• 1 2/3 c. white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 c. black walnuts
• 1 c. buttermilk
• 1 c. seedless blackberry jam

1. Sift first 7 ingredients together twice and set aside.
2. Cream in a large bowl the shortening and white sugar.
3. Add eggs to sugar mixture.
4. Sprinkle a small amount of dry ingredients over nuts. (This helps spread nuts more evenly through mixture.)
5. Add alternately the dry ingredients and buttermilk to sugar mixture; blend thoroughly.
6. Stir in jam and add black walnuts; mix well. Grease a 10-inch angel food pan.
7. Line pan with waxed paper, then grease waxed paper.
8. Pour batter into pan.
9. Bake in preheated 350u0b0 oven for 1 1/2 hours.
10. Cool thoroughly before icing.

flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, shortening, white sugar, eggs, black walnuts, buttermilk, blackberry jam

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=216699 (may not work)