1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 c. buttermilk
2 tsp. baking soda
6 eggs
4 c. flour
1 tsp. each cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, vanilla
1 box seedless raisins
1 sm. can crushed pineapple
2 c. blackberry jam
1 c. peach preserves
1 c. pecan pieces

Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Sift spices and flour together; add soda to buttermilk. Alternate dry ingredients and buttermilk; mix in other ingredients, adding jam last. Bake about 1 hour in a 325 degree oven. Bake in 3 (8") round pans, greased and floured.

ICING:

1 tbsp. white Karo syrup
4 c. sugar
1 c. milk
3/4 c. butter
2 tbsp. vanilla