Amalgamation Cake I

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups any flavor fruit jam
• 4 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• 2 cups raisins
• 2 cups flaked coconut

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour 3 8-inch cake pans.
2. Mix flour, soda, cloves, and cinnamon; add 1 cup raisins, 1 cup nuts, and 1 cup coconut and mix well. Set aside.
3. Cream 2 cups sugar and 1 1/2 cups butter. Stir in jam. Add buttermilk alternately with flour mixture, mixing with a spoon, until all is used up, ending with flour mixture.
4. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until they hold a peak. Fold into other mixture. Pour into prepared cake pans.
5. Bake approximately 30 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool and frost.
6. To make frosting: mix 4 egg yolks until they are broken up and smooth, add 1/2 cup evaporated milk and mix together until the eggs yolks are mixed well with milk. Add rest of evaporated milk, 2 cups sugar, and 1/2 cup butter. Cook until thick and remove from heat. Stir in 2 cups nuts, 2 cups raisins, and 2 cups coconut. Cool slightly while beating mixture with a spoon. Spread on cooled cake.

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Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/8163/amalgamation-cake-i/ (may not work)