Layer Fruit Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup nuts
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 1/2 cups coconut
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup blackberry jam
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon allspice

Filling

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups milk

Instructions

Cake

1. Run nuts (preferably pecans), raisins and coconut through a food chopper.
2. Cream sugar and butter well.
3. Add eggs and milk in which baking soda has been dissolved.
4. Add jam, spice and flour. Mix thoroughly.
5. Add nuts, raisins and coconut.
6. Bake in layer cake pans at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes.
7. Put together with the following filling.

Filling

1. Boil until thick, about 7 minutes.
2. Put between layers and over cake.

This cake may be baked 30 days before serving.

Attribution

River Road Recipes, The Textbook of Louisiana Cuisine Cookbook