Name: Blackberry Jam Cake with Caramel Glaze
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon ground allspice; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 3 eggs; ½ cup (1 stick) butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1½ cups blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, or pear jam at room temperature; ½ cup evaporated milk or half-and-half; ¼ cup milk; 3 cups (all-purpose) flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; One 1-pound box (about 3⅔ cups) confectioners’ sugar, sifted; 1 cup light brown sugar

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Southern Cakes

By Nancie McDermott

Published 2007

About

With its foundation of blackberry jam, this homey spice cake delivers a postcard from Last summer’s berry patch. Jam cakes are traditional throughout the South, particularly in the Appalachian mountain regions of Kentucky and Tennessee. Jewel-like jars of homemade blackberry jam and strawberry preserves still provide some families with sustenance and the makings of a celebration all winter long.

Caramel icing is the classic jam cake finish, but consider making this a jelly cake inst