Country Jam Cake Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED JAM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F. Make Basic Vanilla Cake.
• Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack, 5 minutes; then turn out onto the rack and cool completely.
• Split cake into two layers and spread peach preserves on the bottom layer. Top with the remaining layer. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

COUNTRY JAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Mix flour, salt, cinnamon, allspice and baking soda; set aside. Beat 2/3 cup butter and the granulated sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Blend in jam, eggs and vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing well after each addition. Gently stir in coconut. Pour into greased 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup fluted tube pan.
• Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from side of pan with spatula or knife; gently remove cake. Cool completely on wire rack.
• Mix brown sugar, 1 Tbsp. butter and the milk in small saucepan; cook on medium heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly. Gradually add powdered sugar, stirring until well blended after each addition. If glaze is too thick, stir in additional milk by teaspoonfuls until glaze is of desired spreading consistency. Spread over cake. Let stand until glaze is firm.

GEORGIA'S TENNESSEE JAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 8 or 9 inch round cake pans and set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing until each one is blended in. Dissolve the baking soda in the water; stir into the batter along with the blackberry jam. Combine the flour, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt; stir into the batter by hand, alternating with the buttermilk. Fold in the black walnuts and raisins if using. Divide the batter equally between the three pans, and spread in an even layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top of the cakes spring back when lightly touched, about 35 minutes. Cool in the pans until cool enough to handle, then invert the cakes over a wire rack and remove pans to cool completely.

OLD-FASHIONED JAM CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine raisins and pineapple; let stand for at least 30 minutes. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with jam and buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Stir in raisin mixture and nuts. , Spread into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For icing, in a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in sugar and milk. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; cool until just warm. Pour into a large bowl; beat in enough confectioners' sugar to achieve a spreading consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over the top and sides of cake.