Kentucky jam cake recipe

Since the early 1980’s, I’ve carried around this recipe for Kentucky Jam Cake. For 35 years, it never made it out of the darkness of my recipe box — until yesterday. Below is a photo of the original inspiration… I added Basic Batter for sourdough jam cake and the rest is history. Don’t follow these...Read More »

FacebookPinEmail Blue Ribbon Kentucky Jam Cake Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup chopped walnuts 2 tablespoons flour (for coating nuts) 1 cup softened margarine 2 cups sugar 5 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup blackberry jam...

This Southern Jam Cake with Caramel Frosting is an old fashioned classic! This cake is a tradition at many holiday gatherings!

This jam cake is a bit different from the Kentucky Jam Cake, that I have posted before and we make here in Kentucky usually. However, it is equally as good! When I post the Kentucky Jam Cake, someone usually asks about this type of jam cake also, because that is the one they remember. The main difference is in the icing. The Kentucky Jam Cake always has caramel icing. This one also has a few less ingredients. The is my Aunt Tootsie's recipe. She lives in the deep south, in southern…

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Jam cake Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray or flour 2 (9 inch) round baking pans. Put all ingredients into a large bowl except pecans and mix well on low. Increase speed...

Kentucky jam cake is a moist and hearty spice cake with a tartness from blackberries and a slightly salty caramel frosting. In short, it is perfect.

Jam cake is just synonymous with Christmas for most of us who grew up in Kentucky and I am sure in many of the other southeastern states. My mother used to make one every year in the week or so before Christmas. It was always a special cake that I looked forward to, but it really wasn't as much the cake I loved, but the caramel icing. Caramel icing is just the best thing you ever put in your mouth. This cake only gets made at Christmas by most folks as far as I know and if you have ever made…

A female cabdriver's recipe in 1959 for jam cake became a Courier-Journal favorite.