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Rombauer Jam Cake

Source of Recipe


From "Napa Stories" by Michael Chiarello






List of Ingredients



• 1-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  
• 1 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  
• 1 tsp cinnamon
  
• 1 tsp nutmeg
  
• 6 Tbsp butter or shortening
  
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 3 Tbsp sour cream
  
• 1 cup raspberry or blackberry jam
  
• 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
  
• Quick Brown-Sugar Icing (recipe follows)
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter a 7-inch tube pan or Bundt pan.
   
   
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cream butter and brown sugar until light. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in sour cream. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until barely blended. Stir in jam and nuts. Pour into buttered pan.
   
   
3. Bake until done, about 30 minutes. When cool, invert the cake onto a platter and ice with Quick Brown-Sugar Icing.
   
   Makes one 7-inch cake.
   
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   QUICK BROWN-SUGAR ICING
   
   • 1-1/2 cups brown sugar
   • 5 Tbsp heavy cream
   • 2 tsp butter
   • 1/8 tsp salt
   • 1/2 tsp vanilla
   
   Combine brown sugar, cream, butter and salt, and cook slowly to the boiling point. Remove from heat. Cool slightly, then add vanilla. Beat the icing until it can be spread.