Jam Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1 t-spoon soda
• 4 cups sifted flour
• 6 eggs
• 1 lb. seedless raisins
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 t-spoon Royal baking pow-
• 2 t-spoon cinnamon
• 2 cups jam

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar thoroughly.

2. 2

   Add egg yolks, then buttermilk in which soda has been dissolved.

3. 3

   Add spices and jam.

4. 4

   Then fruit, which has been dredged in little flour.

5. 5

   A little citron, sliced thinly, may be added.

6. 6

   Last, add flour in which baking powder has been sifted, alternately with well beaten egg whites.

7. 7

   Bake in layers in moderate oven or in loaf.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 12 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Atlanta women's club cook book (1921) by Atlanta woman's club, page 60. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

JAM CAKE. 2 cups sugar. 2/3 cup butter. 1 2 1 t-spoon soda. 4 cups sifted flour. 6 eggs. 1 t-spoon each of cloves nutmeg, lb. seedless raisins. and V2 cup buttermilk, t-spoons Royal baking pow- der. 2 t-spoon cinnamon. 2 cups jam

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