2/3 c. butter
1 c. jam (without seeds)
1/4 c. buttermilk or sour cream
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs
2 1/2 c. pastry flour
1 tsp. vanilla or lemon extract
Add 1 tsp. each nutmeg and cloves

Cream butter and sugar. Add jam to egg yolks; mix together. Add butter and sugar. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk. Fold in beaten egg whites and 1 teaspoon vanilla; bake in paper lined pans in moderate oven. Use boiled frosting for filling and top of cake.