Recipe wanted
 

Anyone have a recipe for old fashioned jam cake? I think it's made with blackberry jam and possibly a caramel frosting. We have a family reunion this Saturday, my Mom was wanting to make it.:)

I'm not much for cooking.....lol. Have you tried doing a search for it?

No but I will, just thought one of you girls might have a good one:)

I"ve never had it nor made it - but it sounds WONDERFUL! If you find the recipe, please post it!

Gayle, it is delicious. My grandmother made it back years ago, of course, she has long since passed. When I find one I will definitely post it!

Hmmm........nope, I can't think of ever having a recipe like that. Sorry. It does sound really good, especially with the caramel frosting!!!

That DOES sound good! You're making me hungry!!!!!!!!!

Are you sure no one in your family has your grandmother's recipe. It would be really special if you could track down a copy. Never heard of it, but like the others, it sounds wonderful.

Mom thinks this is it. If any of you try it please let me know if you like it:)
JAM CAKE
1 and 1/2 c. shortening
2 and 1/2 c. brown sugar
4 eggs
5 c. flour
2 c. seedless blackberry jam
1 and 1/2 c. buttermilk
2 tsp. soda (dissolved in buttermilk)
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. allspice
Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs; beat. Add flour alternately with the buttermilk. Mix well. Bake at 325 for one hour or until done.

CARAMEL FROSTING
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 cup margarine
1/4 c. milk
2 c. powdered sugar
Combine brown sugar and margarine. Cook for 2 min. Add milk; let stand till lukewarm. Add powdered sugar; beat until smooth. Frost cakes.

You can also add 1 c. each of walnuts and raisins, if you would like.

Mmmm...sounds like Thanksgiving to me;)

LORDY MERCY! That sounds GOOD!!!

Thank you so much for posting this. It looks amazing, and I really would like to try it. May be a couple of weeks before I have time. May take it to the next fellowship meal at church. We don't usually keep a whole cake here at the house. I makes our clothes tight for some reason. ;)

What kind of pans do you use? Is it a layer cake, sheet cake, bundt cake?

Well Marilyn I haven't baked it either, my Mom has. And my Grandmother. I think you could use any kind of pan(s) you wanted. Just check it periodically to see if maybe it would get done quicker in round pans:confused: for a layered cake. My grandmother and my Mom make the layers. Mom is making this for Saturday, I will let ya know:D:D I don't know how in the world that this could make your clothes tighter, they probably just shrunk in the dryer:p:p:p

Yep, this is another excuse we use!! LOL

Hi Paula,
I was looking through some of my old hometown cook books from back in the 50's and 60's and I found a recipe for jam cake. It has the identical ingredients as the recipe you posted, but in lesser proportions. So, I feel sure this is probably close to your grandmother's recipe.

My grandma made chow chow relish from green tomatoes and/or yellow squash. She didn't have a recipe, so while she could still make it, I had the sense to watch her do it and write down the ingredients and the amounts. I've made it and it tasted just like hers, but it is a pain to make so I've only done it a time or two! Those old time recipes are priceless!!!

Gayle, I am so glad you found that. Why don't you post it? I for one would like to have it:) You are sooo right, these old time recipes are priceless. Your grandmas relish sounds delicious! Personally I think church cookbooks and hometown recipe books get about as close to our grandma's as it gets!

Okie Dokie!

Jam Cake
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs separated
1 & 3/4 cup of flour
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 cup blackberry jam
3 Tbs. milk
3/4 cup chopped raisins

Cream shortening and sugar; add egg yolks. Beat until fluffy. Sift flour with spices. Add flour/spice mix to shortening/sugar mix, alternately with jam and milk; add raisins. Gently fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Place in angel food pan. Bake at 375 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Thanks Gayle!! That with the caramel frosting:thumbup: BTW!! Mom made the other one in a bundt pan for the reunion today, it was YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!! So moist, my boys even ate it and they don't like jam:eek: It really was very good:D

I bet it was really good! Thanks for reporting back to us. I may make it for some event, I sure don't want to have the whole cake in my house - I would eat the whole thing!!!

Gayle, Mom's was delicious, but I think I am going to use your recipe and her frosting, reason being, yours doesn't use plain flour. Mom's does. Sometimes I screw up with plain flour and soda/baking powder, I don't know why, usually my cakes fall. Anyways let me know how your turns out:)