Nana's Jam Cake -

5 from 9 votes

Nana's Jam Cake

Blackberry jam in a cake? Yup! Nana's Jam Cake features a tasty combination of fruit preserves, jam and warming baking spices. Grab a slice for dessert tonight!

Prep Time20

Cook Time1 50

Total Time2 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: jam, jam cake, old fashioned

Servings: servings

Calories: 441kcal

Author: David

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp ground cloves
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups blackberry jam
1 cup peach preserves
1 cup crushed pineapples
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped pecans
{optional} confectioner’s sugar for dusting

Instructions

Preheat oven to 275°F.
Grease and flour a 9”x13” cake pan; line bottom of pan with parchment paper. Set pan aside.
Using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy (~3-4 minutes on medium speed).
Add eggs two at a time, mixing after each addition until well combined.
Using a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cloves. Add half of the dry ingredients to the butter mixture; mix on low speed until well combined.
Add buttermilk, blackberry jam, peach preserves and crushed pineapples; mix on low speed until well combined.
Add remaining flour mixture; mix on low speed until well combined.
Add raisins and pecans; stir until well combined.
Transfer cake batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 60 minutes.
Increase oven temperature to 325°F and continue baking for 45-60 more minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out mostly clean.
Let cake cool in pan for 20 minutes before transferring to a wire rack until completely cool.
{Optional} Dust top of cake with confectioner’s sugar prior to serving.

Notes

Recipe courtesy of Kim S.

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