1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 c. blackberry jam
1 c. strawberry preserves
1 c. fig preserves
3 c. flour
5 egg yolks, well beaten
1 c. buttermilk
1 tbsp. baking soda
1 c. nuts
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. allspice
5 egg whites, beaten stiff

Cream butter and sugar; add jam and preserves and mix well. Add egg yolks and mix. Add flour, cinnamon and allspice, alternately with buttermilk, to which soda has been added. Add nuts, then fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in three 9 inch pans at 325 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes. Top with caramel frosting.