2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter or Crisco
6 eggs
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. allspice
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in 1 c. buttermilk
1 pt. blackberry jam

Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, 2 at a time, and beat well. Add buttermilk, flour, and spices. Last add jam. Cook in layers and bake in moderate oven 350- 375 degrees.

ICING:

2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sweet milk

Boil together until thickens. Cool and beat. Secret of cake is to take out about 1 cup of icing after it boils good before thickening, and put on each layer and let soak in before putting other icing on. I don't let icing cook too thick as I like it as a glaze. You may have to dip up and put on top of cake a few times as it runs off.