Jam Cake Recipe | How to make Jam Sponge Cake | Jam traybake

An incredibly delicious single layer snack cake to enjoy any time of the day! 

Sweet, simple, and so indulgent!

This cake doesn’t require a ton of ingredients, which means it's super easy to make! 

Welcome your friends over tea with this adorable cake and they will love it. It's rich, tender and soft. The absolute best part of this cake is the jam frosting. 

You can use any flavour of jam in this recipe. This cake can be cut into squares for serving. All the deliciousness with way less work.

Here’s what you’ll need to make the best Jam cake.

 

Ingredients for Jam Sponge Cake 

• Eggs 
• White sugar 
• Vanilla extract 
• Melted Butter 
• all-purpose flour 
• Baking powder 
• Baking soda 
• Salt 
• Milk 
• Any fruit jam 
• chopped Nuts

 

How to make Jam Sponge Cake - Step by step pictures 

Preheat the oven to 180°C. In a large bowl, beat the eggs until pale and foamy.

Add in the sugar and beat with an electric hand mixer until foamy for about 3 - 4 minutes.

Mix in the vanilla extract and melted butter.

Sieve together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Gradually add the dry ingredients and milk. Mix gently.

Stir until combined and smooth.

Line a cake tin with parchment paper and grease with melted butter.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and tap the pan to release any air bubbles.

Bake the cake for 35 - 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Then remove the cake from the pan and set it on a cooling rack to cool completely.

Trim the edges of the cake.

Melt the jam in the microwave and spread it on top of the cake with an offset spatula.

Sprinkle with chopped nuts.

Slice the cake into squares and serve!

Jam Cake Recipe | How to make Jam Sponge Cake | Jam traybake

Recipe Category: Desserts
Author: Abarna Gopinath
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 35 - 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 Eggs
• 3/4 cup White sugar
• 1 Tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup Melted Butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4 cup Milk
• 1/3 cup Any fruit jam
• chopped Nuts - as required

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C. In a large bowl, beat the eggs until pale and foamy.

Add in the sugar and beat with an electric hand mixer until foamy for about 3 - 4 minutes.

Mix in the vanilla extract and melted butter.

Sieve together the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Gradually add the dry ingredients and milk. Mix gently.

Stir until combined and smooth.

Line a cake tin with parchment paper and grease with melted butter.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and tap the pan to release any air bubbles.

Bake the cake for 35 - 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Then remove the cake from the pan and set it on a cooling rack to cool completely.

Trim the edges of the cake.

Melt the jam in microwave and spread it on top of the cake with an offset spatula.

Sprinkle with chopped nuts.

Slice the cake into squares and serve!

Recipe video here!

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