Tennessee Jam Bundt
Yield: Makes 12 servings
Total: 4 Hours, 30 Minutes
a.. CAKE
b.. 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
c.. 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
d.. 1 cup butter, softened
e.. 4 large eggs
f.. 3 cups all-purpose flour
g.. 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
h.. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
i.. 1/2 teaspoon salt
j.. 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
k.. 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
l.. 1 cup buttermilk
m.. 1 teaspoon baking soda
n.. 1 1/2 cups seedless blackberry jam
o.. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
p.. Shortening
q.. CARAMEL FROSTING
r.. 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
s.. 1/4 cup whipping cream
t.. 1/4 cup butter $
u.. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
v.. 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
w.. GARNISHES
x.. Fresh mint, blackberries
Preparation
1.. 1. Prepare Cake: Preheat oven to 350°. Bake pecans in a single layer in a
shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway
through. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack (about 30 minutes). Reduce oven
temperature to 325°.
2.. 2. Beat granulated sugar and 1 cup butter at medium speed with a
heavy-duty electric stand mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time,
beating just until blended after each addition.
3.. 3. Stir together flour and next 5 ingredients. Stir together buttermilk
and baking soda. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with
buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed
just until blended after each addition. Add jam and vanilla, and beat just
until blended. Stir in toasted pecans. Grease (with shortening) and flour a
10-inch (12-cup) Bundt pan. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4.. 4. Bake at 325° for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a long
wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack
20 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 2 hours).
5.. 5. Prepare Frosting: Bring brown sugar and next 2 ingredients to a boil
in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly; boil, whisking
constantly, 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Gradually whisk in
powdered sugar until smooth. Gently stir 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture begins
to cool and thicken. Immediately pour frosting over cooled cake.
~ Have a nice day & Enjoy the recipes ~
Arlette Arthur
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