Yorkshire jam cake

[yello]

Anyone heard of it?

The misses makes it. She's a Swansea girl, born and bred, but her mum's from Hull so I periodically get these 'oop north' concoctions, of which Yorkshire Jam Cake is one. Personally, I'd never heard of it and neither can I find reference to it... so I don't know if it's a family invention.

The other periodic gastronomic delight is parkin. Now that is well documented in Yorkshire tradition, and damned fine cake it is too!

 

[Chuffy]

Jam cake? Wot, like a Victoria sandwich?

 

[Vikeonabike]

Yorkshire curd tart.....mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[yorkshiregoth]

Never heard of it

 

[Maz]

I was born and raised in Sheffield, within touching distance of the footballing mecca that is Bramall Lane. I've never heard of Yorkshire Jam Cake. Ever.

 

[AdamBlade]

I'm with you Maz, never heard of it. Yorkshire puddings, Hendersons Relish, yes but not Jam Cakes.

 

[HelenD123]

I'm from/live near Hull but have never heard of it. What's it like?

 

[Globalti]

My first girlfriend was a Yorkshire tart. I was about 16 and we groped in an abandoned garage; I was unimpressed at what I found up her jumper.

 

[yello]

It's a short crust pastry jam sandwich kind of thing. Not without merit (after all, it is cake!) but not the most exciting thing you're ever likely to eat.

Parkin, on the other hand, ...

 

[Maz]

My first girlfriend was a Yorkshire tart. I was about 16 and we groped in an abandoned garage; I was unimpressed at what I found up her jumper.

If they felt like Yorkshire Puddings, I'd be unimpressed, too.

 

[wafflycat]

It's a short crust pastry jam sandwich kind of thing. Not without merit (after all, it is cake!) but not the most exciting thing you're ever likely to eat.

Parkin, on the other hand, ...

Is it a layer of shortcrust pastry, then layer of jam on top of it, then a layer of shortcrust pastry on top of that - baked in oven and possibly dusted with sugar once cooked?

 

[yello]

Is it a layer of shortcrust pastry, then layer of jam on top of it, then a layer of shortcrust pastry on top of that - baked in oven and possibly dusted with sugar once cooked?

Yep, that's it.

 

[wafflycat]

Then it's not a Yorkshire speciality I'm afraid! It's a fairly common way of using up left-over bits of pastry when homebaking. When I grew up & was seeing my mother/aunts/family friends bake it was a normal way to minimise waste & maximise edible food. And we aren't Yorkshire folk.

 

[yello]

Well, it's Yorkshire jam cake as far as the mother-in-law is concerned. And I don't argue with her!!

 

[wafflycat]

Well, it's Yorkshire jam cake as far as the mother-in-law is concerned. And I don't argue with her!!

Sensible... very sensible