2 1/2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
3/4 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. each of cinnamon, cloves and allspice
5 eggs
1/2 c. butter
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. jam
1/2 lb. seedless raisins
1/2 c. black walnuts, chopped

Sift flour and spices together. Cream butter and sugar. Add beaten egg yolks, then buttermilk in which soda has been dissolved, alternately with flour mixture. Add jam, raisins and nuts and fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in 2 layers in moderate oven. Put together with caramel icing in which some nuts are added. Sprinkle top with nuts. Note: The icing recipe follows.