Amalgamation Cake I

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups any flavor fruit jam
• 4 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• 2 cups raisins
• 2 cups flaked coconut

Recipe

• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). grease and flour 3 8-inch cake pans.
• mix flour, soda, cloves, and cinnamon; add 1 cup raisins, 1 cup nuts, and 1 cup coconut and mix well. set aside.
• cream 2 cups sugar and 1 1/2 cups butter. stir in jam. add buttermilk alternately with flour mixture, mixing with a spoon, until all is used up, ending with flour mixture.
• in a separate bowl, beat egg whites until they hold a peak. fold into other mixture. pour into prepared cake pans.
• bake approximately 30 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. cool and frost.
• to make frosting: mix 4 egg yolks until they are broken up and smooth, add 1/2 cup evaporated milk and mix together until the eggs yolks are mixed well with milk. add rest of evaporated milk, 2 cups sugar, and 1/2 cup butter. cook until thick and remove from heat. stir in 2 cups nuts, 2 cups raisins, and 2 cups coconut. cool slightly while beating mixture with a spoon. spread on cooled cake.