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Rombauer Jam Cake Recipe
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Rombauer Jam Cake Recipe

18 ingredients Makes one 7-inch cake. openrecipes
Rombauer Jam Cake Recipe

A moist and delicious jam cake recipe with berry undertones and sugary crispness from the brown sugar icing. A favorite.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1024
Calories
41g
Protein
29g
Fat
149g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Raspberry 1 cup (123g) 64
Blackberry 1 cup (144g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 taspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 6 tablespoons butter or shortening
  • 1 cup packed (hs note: dark!) brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 cup raspberry or blackberry jam
  • 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
  • For the quick brown-sugar icing:
  • 1 1/2 cups (hs note: dark!) brown sugar
  • 5 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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