Strawberry Jam Cake

Submitted by Molly53

"Slightly spicy and very luscious, this cake comes from the Southern chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 12-15

ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 cup strawberry jam
• 1⁄2 cup strong black coffee
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon clove
• 3 eggs, separated
• 2 1⁄2 cups cake flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda, dissolved in
• 4 tablespoons sour cream

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease/flour two 9" round cake pans.
2. Whip egg whites to stiff peaks; set aside.
3. Cream butter; add sugar gradually and beat until light and fluffy.
4. Beat egg yolks and add to batter.
5. Add spices to coffee; add jam and stir into batter.
6. Add soda to sour cream.
7. Add to batter alternatively with the flour.
8. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
9. Pour into prepared pans and bake for about 30 minutes or until cakes test done.
10. Frost with your favorite frosting.