glad you like them maybe you can make them when you go to visit jack delma ----- Original Message ----- From: "kay scrimshaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 4:27 AM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: Jam Cake/ Christmas Cake
> > 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 >> ___________________________ >> >> >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.5/483 - Release Date: 10/18/2006 > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
