1/2 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
3 eggs, separated
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 3/4 c. flour
1 c. blackberry jam
3 tbsp. sour milk
1/2 c. raisins, chopped

Cream butter. Add brown sugar, creaming until light and fluffy. Add well beaten egg yolks. Sift soda, spices and flour together and add alternately with jam to sour milk which has been mixed together.

Flour raisins. Add to mixture. Fold in beaten egg whites.

Bake in layers in 375°F oven. Put together with Caramel Icing.

Caramel Icing:

1 (3 oz.) cream cheese
1/8 c. butter (1/4 stick)
1 tsp. caramel (imitation maple)
1/2 box confectioners sugar, sift if lumpy

Let cream cheese and butter warm to room temperature. Beat them together and add caramel gradually. Beat in sugar. If needed, add more confectioners sugar to thicken or milk to thin frosting if needed for good spreading consistency.