Grandma Trotter'S Christmas Jam Cake
["1 c. shelled English walnuts", "1 c. raisins", "1 1/2 c. coconut", "1 c. blackberry jam", "1 c. sugar", "1/2 lb. butter (2 sticks)", "3 eggs", "1 tsp. soda", "1 c. buttermilk", "3 c. all-purpose flour"]
["In a food chopper with a fine blade, grind together walnuts, raisins, coconut and jam; set aside.", "Cream together sugar and butter and beat eggs into mixture.", "Add soda to buttermilk.", "Add to creamed mixture alternately with 3 cups flour.", "Add ground fruit and jam mixture to batter and bake in 6 very thin layers, about 1 1/4 cups batter in each, at 325\u00b0 to 350\u00b0 in cake pans which have been lined with greased and lightly floured waxed paper (sticking is a problem since cake is crumbly)."]
["walnuts", "raisins", "coconut", "blackberry jam", "sugar", "butter", "eggs", "soda", "buttermilk", "all-purpose"]