Blackberry Jam Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 1- cup butter-
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2- cups sugar
• 1- cup blackberry jam
• 1- teaspoon baking soda
• 1- cup hot water
• 1- teaspoon vanilla
• 4- eggs
• 1- teaspoon nutmeg
• 1- teaspoon ground cloves
• 1- teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2- teaspoon ground ginger
• 1- teaspoon allspice

Instructions

1. Cream butter and sugar
2. add eggs
3. dissolve soda in hot water, add alternately with dry ingredients
4. blend in blackberry jam
5. bake at 325 degrees F. for 1 hour in a greased and flour tube pan…….or you can use 2 loaf pans .its pretty in the tube pan tho
6. remove from pan after totally cooled and sprinkle with powdered sugar (sifted ) over the top
7. serves 12
8. note from tink ;….i put some blackberry syrup with some blackberries in it warmed with mine and a scoop of french vanilla icecream .it was yummy ………..
9. also to make that pretty icing take 1/2 cup of the jam 1/2 cup powdered sugar heat and mix in pan low heat till melted and pour over cake very pretty