Jam Layer Cake

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 1 cup jam
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 1 thsp. cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. all spice
• 1 tsp. soda in 1 cup buttermilk

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, flour, buttermilk, jam and spices.

2. 2

   Mix well.

3. 3

   Bake in moderate oven.

4. 4

   Cover with Sea Foam Icing: Cook sugar and milk until a little dropped in cold water forms a soft ball.

5. 5

   Pour over beaten egg whites and beat until creamy.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Gertrude Bobbitt Circle cook book (1948) by Central Methodist Church (Spencer, N.C.). Gertrude Bobbitt Circle, page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

JAM LAYER CAKE 6 e'rgs 1 cup jam 1 cup butter 1 thsp. cinnamon 3 cups flour 1 tbsp. all spice 2 cups sugar 1 tsp. soda in 1 cup buttermilk Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, flour, buttermilk, jam and spices. Mix well. Bake in moderate oven. Cover with Sea Foam Icing: 3 cups brown sugar, 1/3 cup milk, 2 egg whites. Cook sugar and milk until a little dropped in cold water forms a soft ball. Pour over egg whites which have been beaten and beat until creamy and spread on cake. Mrs. J. H. Stvaim (Mother of Mrs. Price Surratt) WHITE FRIUT CAKE 1 cup butter and lemon) 1 cup milk y2 lb. cherries, y2 lb. pineapple, 2y2 cups sugar V2 lb. citron 3V2 cups flour 1 lb. cream nuts Flavoring, lemon, vanilla, orange, 1 lb. white raisins almond V2 teaspoon salt 1 large cocoanut (fresh) 2 teaspoons baking powder y2 lb. almonds 6 eggs

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