Jam Swirl Coffee Cake

This is a good coffee cake to share. I sometimes bake this in disposable foil pans to give as gifts and i also like to bring this to share at work.

In a large bowl , cream together butter and sugar.

Add 3 / 4 cup of the flour and blend until mixture resembles crumbs.

Remove 2 / 3 cup for topping.

Reserve.

To the remaining crumb mixture add baking powder , salt , soda , cinnamon , nutmeg and eggs.

Beat until smooth add remaining 1 1 / 4 cup flour alternately with buttermilk , beating after each addition just until blended.

Spread batter in a greased 9-inch-square baking pan.

Drop teaspoonfuls of the berry preserves over the top of the batter.

Cut through the batter with a knife to marble the preserves through the cake.

Work reserved mixture between fingers until it resembles coarse crumbs.

Sprinkle over the top of the batter.

Bake in a 375 oven for 35 minutes , or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

butter, sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs, buttermilk, seedless raspberry preserves