jam cake with lemon moon glow icing
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This recipe was handwritten by my grandmother, Nora Carter, in a book especially made for her, with her name on the front in gold ink . My uncle worked at a printing company and printed the cover, but he spelled "recipes" as "receipes." I don't suppose Grandma Carter said a word! This cake is thick and rich and heavenly! The Moon Glow Lemon Icing fully complements the cake. The recipe is dated Dec. 4, 1942, "from Thelma Moyers." Thelma was her sister-in-law, who also lived in Nashville.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 4 cups flower
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 6 - whole eggs, beaten separately
- 2 cups pear jam (or other as you like)
- 1 box seedless raisins (i suppose a large box)
- 1 teaspoon each, cinnamon & nutmeg
- 2 cups chopped pecans (or nuts of any kind)
- 1/2 pound candied cherries
- 2 packages candied orange slices
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- FOR THE ICING
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 - egg yolks, unbeaten
- 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
How To Make jam cake with lemon moon glow icing
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Step 1Cream butter and brown sugar.
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Step 2Add flour (to which you have added the raisins and cherries), buttermilk, and soda.
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Step 3Add eggs, which have been beaten separately, one at a time.
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Step 4Add all other ingredients. Mix well.
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Step 5Bake in three 9" layer pans in a preheated 300°F oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each layer comes out clean. (She does not specify a time! I just watched them carefully and can't remember how long it took.)
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Step 6When layers are done, remove from oven, let cool a few minutes, and turn out onto a rack to cool completely. Put together with Moon Glow Lemon Icing.
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Step 7For the icing, combine lemon rind, lemon juice, salt, and egg yolks.
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Step 8Add sugar gradually, blending after each addition. Beat until smooth.
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Step 9Makes enough icing to cover tops and sides of three 9" layers, or about four dozen cupcakes.
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