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kentucky jam cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
marilyn mccabe
valley park, MO

My grandmother made this cake every Christmas. I found the recipe.The cake is a must not only for Ky. and Tenn. folks, but for families whose roots stem from these states. Jam refers to Blackberry,dewberry, ect. My family always used Blackberry.

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 45 Min

Ingredients For kentucky jam cake

  • 3/4
    cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 3
    eggs
  • 3 c
    all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    allspice, ground
  • 1/2 c
    buttermilk
  • 1 c
    blackberry jam, seedless

How To Make kentucky jam cake

  • 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.

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