Jam Cake
Source of Recipe
Willie Crawford's Soul Food Recipes Newsletter
List of Ingredients
1 cup butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 eggs, at room temperature
1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
2 teaspoons baking soda
4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup raisins
1 cup nuts
2 cups blackberry jam
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour four 8-inch or
9-inch cake pans, or line them with parchment paper.
Combine buttermilk and baking soda; set aside. Sift together
flour, salt, and spices; set aside.
Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add
the eggs one at a time, beating well and scraping the bowl
after each addition. To the butter mixture, add half the flour
mixture and mix until combined. Add half the buttermilk
mixture and mix until combined. Add the rest of the flour
mixture and mix; then add the rest of the buttermilk and mix.
Scrape the bowl and mix well.
Add raisins, nuts, and jam; mix well. Pour into prepared pans.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center
comes out clean. Place pans on
wire racks to cool.
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