Hi del, gosh some of these cakes are lovely, honestly wish i could try and make some of them, no chance in this house though, but cheers all the same.
Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: "delma bliss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 10:38 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Jam Cake/ Christmas Cake > > > Jam Cake/Christmas Cake..... > > This recipe makes a four layer cake. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 > minutes. > > 1 C. Blackberry Preserves with seeds (if possible) 1 C. Buttermilk 1 C. > Butter 2 C. Sugar 1 C. Pecans (chopped) 1 C. Raisins 1 C. Coconut 3 C. > Cake > Flour 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 eggs > (beaten) Enough Pecans halves to decorate the top and sides of the cake > Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the beaten eggs and mix well. > (Use > a very large bowl because all the ingredients will eventually wind up in > here together.) > > Add the blackberry preserves (or blackberry jam if you cannot find > preserves), the nuts, coconut and raisins a little at a time, stirring > each > time you add a little of all these ingredients. Now don't panic at this > point. The cake is going to turn a funny grayish color because of the > blackberries. Just take it by faith and keep on adding ingredients and > stirring. > > Now put the soda in the buttermilk (this will foam up so use a glass or > bowl > big enough to hold the mess) and stir this mixture of buttermilk and soda > into your bowl with the other mixed ingredients ... you know, the grayish > mixture of butter, sugar, jam, nuts, etc. > > Now put the baking powder and salt into a separate bowl with the cake > flour > and stir this all up. Next, add the flour mixture a bit at a time into the > jam, nut, coconut mixture. Stir well each time you add the flour mix into > the jam mix. Now you have a lighter looking grayish mixture. Take my word > for it, this is the way it always looks! No, the cake batter does NOT > taste > good at this point. This is normal too! (This cake MUST set up for about > three weeks before it is considered DONE! Then all the flavors mix > together > and only then does it turn into the most wonderful Christmas Cake ever!) > > Use 4 8-10 inch cake pans that have been buttered and floured exteremly > well. Sort the cake mixture into these 4 cake pans and pop into the oven. > > While the cake is baking, start the filling for the Jam Cake. > > Filling for Jam Cake > > 2 C. Sugar 4 teaspoons Flour 1 C. Butter 1 1/2 C. Cream (Evaporated Milk) > 1 > 1/2 C. Coconut Put the sugar and flour together in a pan. Stir. Add the > cream a bit at a time. Keep stirring. Bring this mix to a boil, stirring > fairly often, then add the butter. Now while stirring often bring this to > a > boil again and then add the coconut. Let this mixture boil very slow until > it is thick. Stir OFTEN. > > I try to check the thickness of this filling by dropping a bit of the mix > from a spoon into a glass of cold water. Eventually the drop or three of > the > mixture will hold together instead of spreading all over the glass. Cook > the > filling mixture until you get a drop of mix that holds together fairly > well. > > When you decide that this filling has cooked enough, then set it aside to > cool. > > Take cake out of pans when cooled enough to do so, and turn upside down on > four plates to cool completely. > > When cake and filling has cooled, then ice and stack all four layers > together. Ice the sides and top of cake and decorate with the pecan > halves. > > Make sure the cake is completely cool, then gently wrap in foil. Wrap > around > the plate too. Now wrap the entire cake again in clean white material and > place in the topmost kitchen cabinet or another safe place. Leave totally > alone for 2 1/2 to 3 weeks. > Delma > ___________________________ > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
