Old Fashioned Jam Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 c. raisins
    1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple
    2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
    1 c. sugar
    1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa
    1 tsp. baking soda
    1 tsp. cinnamon
    1 tsp. nutmeg
    1/2 tsp. cloves
    1 c. butter, softened
    4 eggs
    1 c. blackberry jam
    2/3 c. buttermilk
    1 c. chopped pecans
    Caramel Icing (recipe below)
Preparation
    Soak raisins in pineapple overnight.
    Sift dry ingredients; set aside.
    In large bowl, cream butter.
    Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
    Add jam and buttermilk; blend well.
    Add dry ingredients; mix just until all ingredients are combined. Stir in raisins, pineapple and nuts.
    Spread into two greased and floured 9-inch pans.
    Bake at 350\u00b0 for 50 minutes, or until cake tests done.
    Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.
    Cool completely and ice with Caramel Icing.

Leave a comment