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Blackberry Jam Cake With Caramel Icing
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BLACKBERRY JAM CAKE WITH CARAMEL ICING

 

1 cup margarine

2 cups sugar

5 large eggs, beaten

3 cups flour plus 1 tbs

1 1/2 tsp allspice

1 1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4ysp salt

1 cup buttermilk

1 tsp baking soda

1 cup raisins

1 cup pecans

1 cup blackberry jam

Icing

3 cups brown sugar

1 cup evaporated milk

1/2 cups margarine

 

In a medium pot, cream together the margarine and sugar.  Add eggs and combine well.  In a large pot, mix well flour, allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and salt.  In a small pot, combine buttermilk and baking soda.  Add the butter mixture to the flour mixture alternating with the buttermilk mixture.  Mix well each time.  Add raisins, pecans, jam, and 1 tbs flour.  Stir well until combined.  Line the bottoms of 2 greased 9in cake pans with wax paper and grease the paper.  Pour the batter into the pans and bake in a cardboard oven at 325 for 40 minutes.  Let cool for 15minutes, then invert, remove layers and cool completely. 

 

Icing: In a small pot, combine brown sugar, evaporated milk, and margarine.  Cook over mod-low heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.  Continue to cook until it registers 238f on a candy thermometer.  Transfer to a bowl, beat until it cools to a spreading consistency.  Frost the layers.

Dwayne Pritchett (aka) Medicine Man