Heritage Jam Cake

A butter cake with fruit and nuts. The secret ingredient is grape jam.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 586 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup grape jam
• 1 recipe Kentucky Fruit Filling

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch, round cake pans, and line with parchment paper.

Step 2

Combine 2 1/2 cups flour, salt, and spices.

Step 3

Dissolve soda in buttermilk: stir well.

Step 4

Cream butter or margarine. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Dredge dates and pecans in remaining 1/2 cup flour, and fold into batter. Carefully fold grape jam into batter. Pour batter into prepared pans.

Step 5

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove layers from pans, and cool completely.

Step 6

Spread hot Kentucky Fruit Filling between the layers and on top of the cake.