Jam Cake, Sugared (1 8-inch round)

By MarieR

Bake From Scratch, June 2016, Pages 50-51.
If you love jelly donuts, this cake just might blow your mind. And if you choose to eat it for breakfast, then we say you just won summer.

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 cups (312 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups (242 grams) sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons (9 grams) baking powder
• 1 teaspoon (6 grams) kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh nutmeg
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons (145 grams)
• unsalted butter, melted
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon (4 grams) vanilla bean paste
• 1 cup Jam
• Topping:
• 1/2 cup (93 grams) sugar
• 1 teaspoon (4 grams) ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon (3 grams) kosher salt
• 1/4 cup (58 grams) unsalted butter, melted

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray an 8-inch round cake pan with baking spray with flour, and line with parchment paper.
2. For cake: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. In a large bowl, whisk together milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla bean paste. Add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Pour half of batter into prepared pan. Spoon
remaining batter into a large piping bag. Pipe a
ring around the inside edge of the pan. Spoon Jam into center of the ring. Pipe remaining batter on top of jam, and smooth with an offset spatula.
3. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 55 minutes to 1 hour, covering with foil in the last 30 minutes of baking to prevent excess browning, if necessary. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
4. For topping: In a small bowl, stir together sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Run an offset spatula around edge of pan to loosen cake before turning out. Turn cake back over (so dome is on topi Brush top and sides of cake with melted butter. Sprinkle top with sugar mixture, and press into sides of cake.