Perhaps this recipe will work for the lady who wanted to surprise her
elderly friend. This frosting is Caramel, but MADE from brown sugar.
Don't know
if it's what she had in mind. Mary Ann

Jam Cake

5 eggs, beaten
2 cup sugar
3 cup flour
1 cup butter
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. cloves
1 1/2 tsp. allspice
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup blackberry jam

Cream butter and gradually add the sugar. Cream together until light and
fluffy. Add well-beaten eggs. Sift flour before measuring and add to it
the
spices and the salt. Dissolve soda in buttermilk and add it and the flour
mixture
alternately to the egg-sugar-butter mixture and beat after each addition.
Lightly dredge the raisins and nuts with extra flour and add. Next add
the jam.
Stir to get good distribution.
Grease and paper-line two 9 inch cake pans and the batter will fill the
pans
2 inches deep. Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes. Ice with Caramel
Icing.

Caramel Icing For Jam Cake:

1 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cup milk
2 Tbsp. butter

Mix together and spread over cake.



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