Gypsy Heart
Gold Member
2 Cups homemade jam...blackberry is fantastic..(our favorite ) ..raspberries are also....and so is concord grapeskin jam
1/2 C butter
1/2 C shortening
4 eggs well beaten
3 cups flour
2 cupes sugar
1 Cup nuts (pecans or almonds work great)
1 teaspoon soda
1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
1 up buttermilk 1/4 teaspoon all spice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla...not imitation
Cream butter shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each egg. Add soda ,all spice cinnamon and BP. Add flour and buttermilk alternating little of each while beating well. Add vanilla. Stir in jam and nuts. Pour equally into 3 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans and bake at 350 for 25 -30 minutes. Do not over bake.
When cool...spread jam or preserves thickly between each layer and set up.
JAM CAKE ICING
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
Heat and boil for 1 minute.
remove from heat and add 1 pound of powdered sugar.
Frost the cake completely....garnish gcake with fresh berries and mint leaves.
This cake needs to mellow...so place in refrigerator and let it set for two days....its much better that way....
You can add a cup of raisens to the cake mix....but we dont like it that way....
1/2 C butter
1/2 C shortening
4 eggs well beaten
3 cups flour
2 cupes sugar
1 Cup nuts (pecans or almonds work great)
1 teaspoon soda
1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
1 up buttermilk 1/4 teaspoon all spice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla...not imitation
Cream butter shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each egg. Add soda ,all spice cinnamon and BP. Add flour and buttermilk alternating little of each while beating well. Add vanilla. Stir in jam and nuts. Pour equally into 3 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans and bake at 350 for 25 -30 minutes. Do not over bake.
When cool...spread jam or preserves thickly between each layer and set up.
JAM CAKE ICING
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
Heat and boil for 1 minute.
remove from heat and add 1 pound of powdered sugar.
Frost the cake completely....garnish gcake with fresh berries and mint leaves.
This cake needs to mellow...so place in refrigerator and let it set for two days....its much better that way....
You can add a cup of raisens to the cake mix....but we dont like it that way....
