Best Jam Cake Ever.....

                                    When I first saw this cake in the Taste of the South Magazine

It looked so good I had to try it.

But if your Like me I just always get rid of the

ingredients that I don't think belong

like the raisins and the pecans..

It was a total mess to make

 and as you can see

 it needs to go into 4 cake pans next time.

It was so delicious...

One cake would easily feed 20 guests

Its about 10" tall when frosted,

cake recipe

1 1/2cups soft butter

3 cups sugar

5 lg eggs

4 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp b.soda

1 cup sour cream

1 1/2 cups blackberry jam

1 1/2 cups shredded coconut

1 1/4 cups chopped pecans

1 cup raisins

beat sugar and butter till light and fluffy

then eggs one at a time

then flour and soda alternating with the sour cream.

then fold in the rest.

I used freezer jam I like it best.

bake 350 about 40minutes

till a tooth pick comes clean.

filling

is 1- 8ounce cream cheese

beat with 1/2 cup blackberry jam.

Layer this in between the cake layers

 with 2 cups of fresh blackberry

this filling next time I will double it!

Butter cream frosting

2 cups softened Butter

 8 cups powdered sugar

8T heavy whipping cream

frost  and refrigerate

enjoy