BLACKBERRY JAM CAKE - Snowy the Mouse

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup Seedless Blackberry Jam
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 1/4 cups White Lily Enriched Bleached Self-Rising Flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 cup toasted, chopped walnuts
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• No-Stick Cooking Spray