1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Butter or Margarine
2 ea Large Eggs
1 c Unbleached All-purpose Flour
1 ts Ground Cinnamon
1/2 ts Baking Soda
1/4 ts Ground Cloves
1/4 ts Ground Nutmeg
1/3 c Butter/Sour Milk
1/2 c Seedless Blackberry Jam
1/4 c Chopped Walnuts
-CARMEL ICING-
2 tb Butter or Margarine
1/2 c Packed Brown Sugar
3 tb Milk
1 3/4 c Sifted Powdered Sugar
Cream together sugar and butter or margarine. Beat in eggs. Stir
together flour, and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with
butter/sour milk, beating til well blended after each addition. Fold
in blackberry jam or preserves and nuts leaving swirls of jam. (DO
NOT OVERMIX) Turn into greased and lightly floured 9 x 9 x 2-inch
baking pan.
Bake at 350 degree F. oven 25 minutes or until done. Cool completely.
Frost with Carmel Icing. CARMEL ICING: In small saucepan, melt butter
or margarine; stir in brown sugar. Cook stirring constantly, til
mixture bubbles; remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes. Stir in milk and
blend in powdered sugar; beat til spreading consistancy is reached.
Yields
6 Servings