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