Kentucky Jam Cake Recipes

JAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 10 inch tube pan and set aside.
• Cream together the butter and sugar. Add eggs separately, beating well after each.
• Sift together soda and flour; add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture. Mix well.
• Add jam, pecans, coconut and raisins. Mix well and pour into prepared pan. Bake for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

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.

KENTUCKY BLACKBERRY JAM CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Place cake mix, jam, buttermilk, oil, cinnamon and eggs in a large mixing bowl and beat on low speed 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and beat 1 1/2 minutes longer or until smooth. Fold nuts into batter.
• 2. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 34 minutes. or until cake tests done.
• 3. Cool on wire racks 10 minutes, then remove from pans. Let the layers cool completely on the racks before frosting. Frost with cream cheese frosting or caramel frosting.

JAM CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Fold jam (or preserves) into cake mixture.
• Turn into well-greased tube (angel food) or bundt pan.
• Bake at 300 deg F for 15 minutes, then raise heat to 350 deg F and bake 45 minutes.
• Let cool 15 minutes.
• Sift powdered sugar over it while still warm.

KENTUCKY BLACKBERRY JAM CAKE

Steps:

• Place cake mix, jam, buttermilk, oil, cinnamon and eggs in a large mixing bowl and beat on low speed 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and beat 1 1/2 minutes longer or until smooth.
• Fold nuts into batter.
• Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch cake pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 34 minutes or until the tops spring back when lightly pressed with a finger.
• Cool on wire racks 10 minutes, then remove from pans.
• Let the layers cool completely on wire racks.
• When layers are cool, frost with a cream cheese, caramel or lemon frosting.

KENTUCKY JAM CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl, add eggs and beat again.
• 2. Sift dry ingredents together 3 times; Add to cream mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• 3. Fold in Jam. Pour into 2 greased 9-inch cakepan.
• 4. Bake at 350 degrees about 35-45 minutes.Or untill golden brown.
• 5. Cool in pans 10 minutes.
• 6. Remove from pans and complete cooling on wire racks. Yiel one 9-inch cake.
• 7. We use Carmeol Cream Icing, but you can use what you like.