1/2 cup Butter or Margarine 1/2 cup Sugar 1/2 cup Brown Sugar, packed 3 Eggs, slightly beaten 1 cup Black Raspberry Jam 1/3 cup Sour Cream 2 1/4 cups Flour 2 tsp. Baking Powder 1 Tbsp. Orange Zest 1 Tbsp. Lemon Zest 1/2 tsp. Salt 1/3 cup Pecans, chopped In a large mixing bowl, cream butter or margarine and sugars, then add slightly beaten eggs; mix well. Add sour cream, black raspberry jam, orange zest and lemon zest; mix well. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a second bowl, then gently fold into first mixture. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare 9 x 13 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray, then sprinkle chopped pecans in bottom of pan. Pour cake batter over pecans and spread evenly. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 - 55 minutes. Cool on baking rack for about 10 minutes, then turn onto serving platter or baking sheet and finish cooling. Make icing while cake is cooling: Icing: 2 Tbsp. Butter or Margarine 1 Tbsp. Light Corn Syrup 1/4 cup Black Raspberry Jam 1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar Melt butter or margarine in a small bowl in your microwave, set aside. In a small mixing bowl, beat corn syrup with jam, then add cooled, melted butter or margarine, and powdered sugar; beat until smooth. Pour icing over cake; allow icing to set before cutting and serving cake.
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