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                      BLACKBERRY JAM CAKE (PHELPS)

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                       -----JUDI M. PHELPS-----
  1       c            Butter -- (2 sticks), room
                       -temperature
  2       c            Sugar
  6                    Eggs -- room temperature
  1       c            Buttermilk
  4       c            All-purpose flour -- sifted
  1       t            Baking soda
    1/2   ts           Cinnamon
    1/2   ts           Ground cloves
  1       c            Seedless blackberry jam
  1       c            Walnuts -- chopped
  1       t            Vanilla
                       -----GLAZE-----
  3       c            Sugar
  1       c            Whipping cream
    1/2   c            Butter -- (1 stick)
  1       c            Seedless blackberry jam
  1       c            Raisins

 FOR CAKE:  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease and
 flour four 8-inch round cake pans.  Cream butter with
 sugar in large bowl of electric mixer. Add eggs 1 at a
 time, beating well after each addition. Mix in
 buttermilk. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and
 cloves in another large bowl. Gradually add to butter
 mixture, beating until thoroughly incorporated. Stir
 in jam, nuts, and vanilla. Pour batter into prepared
 pans. Bake until tester inserted in centers comes out
 clean, about 30 minutes. Cool on racks.

 FOR GLAZE:  Combine sugar, whipping cream, and butter
 in heavy large saucepan over medium heat.  Stir until
 syrup reaches 240 degrees on candy thermometer
 (soft-ball stage).  Remove from heat and stir in jam
 and raisins.  Cool 30 minutes.

 TO ASSEMBLE:  Even tops of cake layers with serrated
 knife. Transfer one layer to shallow-rimmed platter.
 Spoon some of glaze over top. Repeat with remaining
 layers and glaze, allowing glaze to drip down sides
 and form well around bottom of cake.  Serve same day
 if possible.

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