Kentucky Jam Cake

15 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. raisins
  • 1 can crushed pineapple (8 oz.), undrained
  • 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. ground allspice
  • 1/2 c. shortening
  • 1/2 c. butter
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 c. seedless blackberry jam
  • 2/3 c. buttermilk
  • 1 c. chopped pecans
  • confectioners sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine raisins and crushed pineapple in a small bowl; refrigerate and let soak for several hours or overnight.
  2. 2
    Preheat oven to 350°.
  3. 3
    Grease and flour a 13 x 9 x 2-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.
  4. 4
    Gradually beat in sugar; beat until fluffy.
  5. 5
    Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; blend in jam.
  6. 6
    Alternately add sifted dry ingredients and buttermilk to the creamed mixture, ending with dry ingredients.
  7. 7
    Blend in pineapple, raisins and chopped pecans. Pour batter into prepared 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
  8. 8
    Bake jam cake at 350° for 55 to 60 minutes until cake tests done.
  9. 9
    Dust Kentucky Jam Cake with confectioners sugar and cut in squares.

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