apple jelly cake

Name: Apple Jelly Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) butter; 2 cup(s) sugar; 4 - large eggs; 2 1/2 cup(s) self rising flour; 1 cup(s) milk; 1 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract; ## FOR JELLY FROSTING; 1 - small jar of apple jelly 8 oz; 1/3 cup(s) sugar

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Renee Covington

Raleigh, NC

Updated on Oct 29, 2025

This is a recipe that my great-grandmother gave me many years ago. It is made by most of my family.

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This is a 3 layer apple jelly cake that has been baked by my family members for over 75 years.

prep time 20 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 10 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 - large eggs
2 1/2 cups self rising flour
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
FOR JELLY FROSTING
1 - small jar of apple jelly 8 oz
1/3 cup sugar

How To Make apple jelly cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees grease and flour cake pans

Step 2

Mix jelly and sugar and let stand for 10 minutes. Taste to see if jelly is sweet enough, add addition teaspoons of sugars until it meets your taste.
Step 3

Directions for cake Cream together butter and sugar then add eggs one at a time. Combine the milk and vanilla, add alternately with the flour. Mix for 1 minute.
Step 4

Pour into pans and bake for 20 minutes or until the cake is golden brown and a tooth pick comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting with apple jelly.
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Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)

calories: 565kcal, carbohydrates: 86g, cholesterol: 126mg, fat: 8g, fiber: 1g, protein: 7g, saturated fat: 13g, sodium: 192mg, sugar: 59g, unsaturated fat: 13g

*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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