Jam Cake with Burnt Sugar Glaze

Name: Jam Cake with Burnt Sugar Glaze
Ingredients: ⅔ cup coarsely chopped walnuts, black walnuts, hickory nuts or pecans; ⅔ cup coarsely chopped walnuts, black walnuts, hickory nuts or pecans; ⅔ cup coarsely chopped walnuts, black walnuts, hickory nuts or pecans; Burnt Sugar Glaze; ¾ teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon fresh-grated nutmeg; 1½ teaspoons ground allspice; 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 cup blackberry, raspberry or other fruit jam; 4 large eggs; 1 cup sugar; ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened; ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk or a mixture of plain or vanilla yogurt thinned with milk; ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk or a mixture of plain or vanilla yogurt thinned with milk; 1 cup blackberry, raspberry or other fruit jam; 1 cup blackberry, raspberry or other fruit jam; ⅔ cup coarsely chopped walnuts, black walnuts, hickory nuts or pecans; ⅔ cup raisins; ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk or a mixture of plain or vanilla yogurt thinned with milk; ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk or a mixture of plain or vanilla yogurt thinned with milk; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ¾ teaspoon baking powder; 2½ cups all-purpose flour

Preparation info

Makes one 9 inch square cake; serves about
9

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Home Desserts

By Richard Sax

Published 1994

About

With jam in the batter, this moist, dense cake has a haunting berry aftertaste. Chunky with raisins and nuts, it is baked in a single thick layer and topped with a shiny burnt sugar glaze.

Ingredients

2½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon

Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch square cake pan. Sift the flour with the baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and cloves onto a sheet of wax paper; set aside.
Cream the butter and the sugar with an electric mixer at