The Honorable Ron Lewis

United States Congressman, Kentucky

Specialty Recipe

Kentucky Jam Cake

Ingredients for Cake

1-3/4 cups flour

1-1/2 cups sugar

1 cup salad oil

1 cup buttermilk

1 cup blackberry jam

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup chopped nuts

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon allspice

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon cloves

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 eggs

Ingredients for Caramel Frosting

1 stick butter

1-1/2 cups brown sugar

1/3 cup cream

1-1/2 cups confectioner's sugar

Cake: Mix all ingredients together and beat. Grease and flour two 9-inch pans. Fill pans with cake batter and bake 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Ice with caramel frosting.

Frosting: Combine first 3 ingredients. Bring to boil for 2 minutes. Sift sugar and beat into mixture.

Hint: For best results, an apple cut in half and placed in the cake box will keep the cake fresh several days longer. (Suitable for freezing).

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