Author Notes
This recipe has been handed down for generations in my husband's family. One aunt knew the recipe "by heart". It's what all the men want
for their birthdays. It is often served with caramel icing. —celiehenshaw
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Ingredients
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2 cups
sugar
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2/3 cup
lard
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2
eggs
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2 cups
buttermilk
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3 cups
all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons
cloves
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1 1/2 teaspoons
allspice
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2 teaspoons
cinnamon
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Pinch
salt
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1 teaspoon
vanilla
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2 tablespoons
cocoa
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2 teaspoons
soda
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3/4 cup
jam
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3/4 cup
black walnuts
Directions
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Heat oven to 350 degrees.
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Cream sugar and lard.
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Add eggs.
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Beat well.
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Sift flour with cloves, allspice, salt, soda, cinnamon and cocoa. Add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk.
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Add jam and nuts.
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Makes three layers. Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick test shows it's done.
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