Happy new year and welcome to my first column of 2025. Today I made something that I was going to write about last week and we didn't have a Friday paper. I shared the jam cake, without the frosting, with my life group at church last Sunday.
It's good with or without frosting. This is a delicious way to say I love you. My Mother's Old Fashioned Jam Cake 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring 1 cup oil 1 cup blackberry jam (I use seedless) 1 cup buttermilk 3 whole eggs 1 cup finely chopped pecans Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
I like to put the dry ingredients in a sifter and sift into a bowl. I pour the dry ingredients (flour, spices, sugar) in the bowl of my stand mixer. Mix together the rest of the ingredients except nuts and add to the dry ingredients.
Fold in nuts. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans. Or small loaf pans.
I used baking spray to spray loaf pans. I had enough for six small loafs. The reason I made small ones was to give as gifts.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Buttermilk Frosting 3 cups sugar 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup butter 2 tablespoons white syrup In a 4-quart saucepan, over medium heat, cook all ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until mixture forms a small ball in water.
Pour mixture in large bowl and beat with mixer until it is ready to sp.
