This jam cake recipe was developed by my grandmother and is a tradition in our house over Christmas. The ingredients were originally authentic: homemade jam, buttermilk out of the churn, and walnuts you gather and crack yourself. Now, we use purchased items, but the cake is just as good. Frost with homemade caramel frosting or your favorite cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup butter , softened
- 8 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 cups seedless blackberry jam
- 3.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1.5 teaspoons ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup chopped black walnuts , Optional
- 0.5 cups golden raisins , Optional
Instructions
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Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 8-inch round cake pans and set aside.
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Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Dissolve baking soda in water in a small bowl; stir into batter along with jam.
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Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl; stir into cake batter by hand, alternating with buttermilk. Fold in black walnuts and raisins until incorporated.
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Divide batter equally between the prepared cake pans; spread in an even layer.
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Bake in the preheated oven until the top of cakes spring back when lightly touched, about 35 minutes. Cool in the pans until cool enough to handle, then invert cakes over a wire rack and remove the pans to cool completely.
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To make the caramel frosting: Beat butter in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add dulce de leche and beat until combined. Add confectioners sugar and beat until frosting is smooth and creamy.
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Spread frosting between cooled cake layers and on sides and top of cake. Enjoy!
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