[Ag-eq] Black walnut jam cake

[Tracy Carcione]

Nella, here’s the cake recipe.  Sounds delicious.

Tracy

 

Carol Logsdon’s recipe for black walnut jam cake

 

1 cup shortening

2 cups white sugar

5 eggs

4 cups of flour

1 teaspoon of cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon, sifted together

4 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon of salt

1 cup of coffee

½ cup of wine, your preference

1 and ½ cup of wild blackberry jam (tame blackberry seeds too big)

1 cup of chopped raisins

1 cup of black walnut meats, coarsely chopped

 

Cream shortening and sugar. Beat egg yolks and add to creamed mixture. Then
add flour and liquid, alternately. Add jam, nuts and raisins. Beat egg
whites until stiff, but not dry, add last. Makes a triple layer cake in 3
nine inch, wax paper lined pans. Bake at 350 degrees, about 25 to 30 minutes
or until cake is done.

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