Old Fashioned Jam Cake

21 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • cake
  • 3 cups self-rising flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup blackberry jam
  • 1 cup raspberry jam
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
  • caramel icing
  • 2 cups packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 8 teaspoons butter
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.
  2. 2
    To prepare the cake, sift the flour and spices into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar. Using a mixer at medium speed, beat the butter, jams, eggs, milk, and vanilla until smooth, 2 minutes. Stir in the nuts, if desired.
  3. 3
    Divide batter evenly among the prepared pans. Bake 18 to 23 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in the pans on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove the layers from the pans to cool completely on a wire rack.
  4. 4
    To prepare the icing, combine the brown sugar, milk, butter, and salt in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and add the confectioners' sugar. If the icing is too thick, add a little milk. Stir in nuts, if desired. Spread over one cake layer. Top with second layer; ice top. Top with third layer, ice top.

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