Old-Fashioned Jam Cake

Ingredients:

2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup shortening

6 eggs, at room temperature

2 cups buttermilk

4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons allspice

2 teaspoon cinnamon

2 teaspoons nutmeg

2 cups blackberry jam

2 cups strawberry jam

1 cup cherry preserves

1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour angel food pan. In a large bowl, cream sugar and shortening with electric mixer. Add eggs and mix well. Alternate adding buttermilk and flour; mix well. Add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix again. Add jams, preserves, and pecans; mix well. Pour into angel food cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours or until done. Place on wire rack to cool; invert on to cake platter.

Prepare the Never-Fail Caramel Frosting and coat the cake with icing.