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Jam Cakes

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Ingredients

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1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon finely grated orange or tangerine zest

2 large eggs, separated

1 teaspoon Vanilla Bean Paste or 2 teaspoons Rain’s Choice pure Vanilla Extract

11/2 cups all-purpose unbleached flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup milk

12 teaspoons jam or lemon curd

11/2 cups powdered sugar

1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange or tangerine juice

Squeeze of fresh lemon juice (amount to taste)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a standard 6-cup muffin tin; set aside.

In a medium bowl, beat butter, sugar and zest until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks one at a time until creamy; set aside. Into a small bowl, sift together flour baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture and milk to butter mixture; set aside.

In a clean bowl, whisk egg whites to soft peaks; fold into batter. Divide half of the batter among muffin cups. Make an indentation in the middle of each; fill with 2 teaspoons jam. Top with remaining batter.

Bake until a cake tester inserted in top cake layer comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Unmold cakes and transfer to a wire rack to cool. In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and juices. Place rack over parchment or wax paper; drizzle cakes with glaze. Let glaze set up then drizzle again until glaze is used.