I make this jam southern lady cooks every year for my family and a few others. This cake has been a tradition in our family for many generations and it wouldn’t be the holidays without it.
It’s definitely a highlight for our family to sit and enjoy this cake with a hot cup of coffee of a cold glass of milk. If you never tried a traditional Southern Jam Cake, you’re definitely missing out. Make this one for your family and friends! Put all ingredients into a large bowl except pecans and mix well on low. Increase speed to high until sugar is completely dissolved. Fold in pecans and pour into pans.
Bake 40 minutes or until cake pulls away from side of pans. Remove cake from pans and add caramel icing. Note: If you make this in the bundt pan you will need to cook it longer. I cooked this bundt cake 55 minutes and it turned out perfect. Melt all ingredients except confectioners sugar on top of stove.
Remove from heat and add sugar. Stir or cool until it has a glazed look and is of spreading consistency. This frosting will do the jam cake made in layered pans. If you make it in a long pan, you can half the recipe for frosting but with the layered pans I use the amounts above. This frosting is great on any cake. I used half of the recipe for the bundt cake since I decided not to ice the entire cake. Can also be made in a 9X13.
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