Tennessee Christmas Cake Food

TENNESSEE T-CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add the brown sugar and white sugar to the melted butter and set aside (some of the brown sugar will melt).
• In mixer with paddle gently mix egg and bourbon vanilla.
• Add the butter and sugar mixture to the egg mixture and beat on low until mixed well.
• Add flour all at once to mixer. Mix well; you will see it look just like it did on the program, sticky and ribbon-like. I used a measuring cup to pour it into the paper cups without the mess of a melon baller.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 14 minutes, turning at 7 minutes.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Keep in closed container after cooled.
• Note: (makes a Wilton mini tin full).
• VARIATIONS:.
• FOR KEY LIME:.
• no vanilla, instead use 2 tsp key lime.
• FOR LEMON:.
• no vanilla, instead use 2 tsp lemon juice.
• FOR FUDGE:.
• Poke hole in hot t-cakes with large frosting tip. Fill with your favorite Hot Fudge Sundae topping.

TRIPLE-LAYER TENNESSEE JAM CAKE

Steps:

• Beat the first 6 ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer for 1 minute. Scrape down sides and beat at medium speed 2 more minutes until well blended, scraping down sides if needed. Pour batter evenly into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans.
• Bake at 350 for 20-23 minutes or until cakes are light brown and spring back when lightly pressed with your finger.
• Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
• Place on layer on a serving platter. Spread with 1/2 of blackberry jam, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Spread a smooth, thin layer of warm Quick Caramel Frosting over jam. Repeat layers. Top with third cake layer. Spread top and sides of cake with remaining Quick Caramel Frosting, working quickly before the frosting hardens. (If frosting becomes too hard to spread, place it over low heat for 1 minute, stirring constantly.) Let cake stand 10 minutes.
• Quick Caramel Frosting:.
• Bring first 3 ingredients to boil in a 3 1/2-quart saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in milk and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar and vanilla, stirring with a wooden spoon until smooth. Use immediately.