100 Year Old Jam Cake

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By Rhonda Wheeler
@homeskillet

This is one of my great-grandmas recipes that is really special.I was told to let it age for a day then serve the next day for a richer taste.I put a carmel icing in the recipe but you can use any kind or leave it plain.

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Serves:

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

35 Min

Ingredients

1 1/2 c: butter
2 c: sugar
4: eggs,beaten
3 1/2 c: flour
2 tsp: baking soda
2 tsp: allspice, ground
2 tsp: cinnamon, ground
6 Tbsp: milk or buttermilk
2 c: strawberry jam
1 1/2 stick: butter
1/2 c: cream or milk
2 c: brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tsp: vanilla
: confectioners sugar

How to Make 100 Year Old Jam Cake

Step-by-Step

1Cream butter and add sugar slowly. Beat till creamy.
2Add eggs (room temperature) one at a time beating after each egg.
3Sift flour.Then sift 3 1/2 cups flour again with baking soda and spices..
4Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Blend all ingredients together well.
5Mix cake at least 10 minutes.
6Fold in strawberry jam.
7Grease and flour cake pans and pour batter in them. Can use 13x9" or bundt cake pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes till golden brown.
8CARMEL ICING: mix 1 1/2 cups melted butter and brown sugar. Add 1/2 cup of milk or cream and 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Add enough confectioners sugar to make spreadable consistency.About 1 box.Frost cake while warm.