Post by Jay on May 20, 2003 20:50:01 GMT -6
Kentucky Jam Cake* 1 cup raisins
* 1 can crushed pineapple (8 ounces), undrained
* 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
* 1/2 cup shortening
* 1/2 cup butter
* 1 cup sugar
* 5 large eggs
* 1 cup seedless blackberry jam
* 2/3 cup buttermilk
* 1 cup chopped pecans
* confectioners' sugar
Combine raisins and crushed pineapple in a small bowl; refrigerate and let soak for several hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Into a bowl, sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Cream shortening and butter or margarine in large bowl with an electric hand-held mixer. Gradually beat in sugar; beat until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; blend in jam. Alternately add sifted dry ingredients and buttermilk to the creamed mixture, ending with dry ingredients. Blend in pineapple, raisins and chopped pecans.
Pour batter into prepared 13x9x2-inch pan. Bake jam cake at 350° for 55 to 60 minutes, until cake tests done. Dust Kentucky jam cake with confectioners' sugar and cut in squares.
Jay