Kentucky Jam Cake

• 1 c. raisins
• 1 can crushed pineapple (8 oz.), undrained
• 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. ground allspice
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1 c. sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 1 c. seedless blackberry jam
• 2/3 c. buttermilk
• 1 c. chopped pecans
• confectioners sugar

1. Combine raisins and crushed pineapple in a small bowl; refrigerate and let soak for several hours or overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
3. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Into a bowl, sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Cream shortening and butter or margarine in large bowl with an electric hand-held mixer.
4. Gradually beat in sugar; beat until fluffy.
5. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; blend in jam.
6. Alternately add sifted dry ingredients and buttermilk to the creamed mixture, ending with dry ingredients.
7. Blend in pineapple, raisins and chopped pecans. Pour batter into prepared 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
8. Bake jam cake at 350u0b0 for 55 to 60 minutes until cake tests done.
9. Dust Kentucky Jam Cake with confectioners sugar and cut in squares.

raisins, pineapple, flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, shortening, butter, sugar, eggs, blackberry jam, buttermilk, pecans, confectioners sugar

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=119412 (may not work)