Mix in the jam ... cake was originally made in a 9 by 13-inch baking dish. If you want to try it this way, bake for 55 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean ...

"Jam cake, fragrant with spice, has shown up across the South, most often in Kentucky and Tennessee, with blackberry or strawberry jam-filled layers draped with a caramel icing," wrote Byrn ...

It’s a favorite category for Janet Johnson, with the University of Kentucky ... KEENtucky Cake,” described as almond vanilla cakes filled with fresh peach skillet jam, brown sugar-cinnamon ...