Jam Cake

This is another of those cakes passed down from Mom. When DH and I were married, he did not like cake. Mom has a reputation for making fabulous cakes and she converted him! Prep time includes 15 minute cooling time.

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Yields: 1 tube or bundt cake

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter
• 2  cups sugar
• 3  cups flour
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 4  eggs
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon clove
• 1  cup  jam or 1  cup  preserves (flavor of your choice; we usually use strawberry or grape)
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
•  powdered sugar

Directions

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
3. Sift dry ingredients together.
4. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
5. Stir in vanilla.
6. Fold jam (or preserves) into cake mixture.
7. Turn into well-greased tube (angel food) or bundt pan.
8. Bake at 300 deg F for 15 minutes, then raise heat to 350 deg F and bake 45 minutes.
9. Let cool 15 minutes.
10. Sift powdered sugar over it while still warm.