Here's a fantastic recipe from our friend Jim Cooney that's perfect for the season. It features New England Cranberry Apple Jam and all we can say is that the cake barely made it through the photo shoot.
Commitment
- Skill Level: Easy
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Total Time: 80 minutes
Ingredients
Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 cup New England Cranberry Apple Jam
- ½ cup dried cranberries
Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
Directions
Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Sift flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves in a small bowl.
- In a large bowl, cream sugar and softened butter. Add eggs and beat thoroughly.
- Beat in dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately.
- Gently stir in New England Cranberry Apple Jam to create pockets of jam in the finished cake.
- Pour into a 9 × 5 × 3-inch loaf pan and bake at 350°F for 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.
Glaze:
- Combine powdered sugar, orange juice, and orange zest.
- Spoon over warm cake.