Jam Cake

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2/3 cup chopped pecans (optional)
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup blackberry preserves
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 pound confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Grease and flour two 8 or 9 inch round pans.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Mix flour with soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves.
4. Add nuts and raisins to dry ingredients if using.
5. In a separate bowl, cream shortening and sugar.
6. Add eggs one at a time, beating continuously.
7. Add jam.
8. Add flour mixture alternately with milk.
9. Pour batter into prepared pans.
10. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes.
11. Cool, and frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.
12. To make Cream Cheese Frosting: mix together until creamy 1/4 cup butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla.

flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, pecans, raisins, shortening, white sugar, eggs, blackberry preserves, buttermilk, butter, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla

Taken from allrecipes.com/recipe/jam-cake/ (may not work)