Great Grandma’s Famous Jimmy Cake
Coffee and chocolate “jimmies” (sprinkles by another name) are the star attractions of this tube cake recipe that goes back to my great-grandmother. A sweet coffee glaze tops it off with a sprinkling of more chocolate jimmies.
One of my favorite desserts of all time is a family recipe my mom has been making since.. well.. forever. If you are wondering, jimmies are chocolate sprinkles which are mixed into this moist cake, giving it a nice chocolate flavor which pairs well with the coffee in the cake.
If you are interested, I also have a Orange Chocolate Jimmy Cake Recipe posted at the blog as well.
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Great-Grandma’s Famous Jimmy Cake Recipe
Coffee and chocolate "jimmies" (sprinkles by another name) are the star attractions of this tube cake recipe that goes back to my great-grandmother. A sweet coffee glaze tops it off with a sprinkling of more chocolate jimmies.
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening or coconut oil, which I prefer and use
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 4 egg yolks
- 4 egg whites beaten stiff
- 1 cups cold coffee
- 1 cup chocolate sprinkles (jimmies)
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Coffee Glaze:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. instant coffee
- 1/4 cup milk add more milk as necessary
Garnish:
- Extra chocolate sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325-f degrees.
For the cake:
- Cream shortening and butter until fluffy, about 1-2 minutes. Add powdered sugar and mix until combined. Add egg yolks, one at a time, stirring between each egg yolk. Add cooled coffee and mix for 1 minute. Add in flour, salt, and baking powder. Mix until combined. Fold in jimmies. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in a well greased large Bundt pan, checking with a toothpick at one hour.
For the frosting:
- Combine the instant coffee and milk until coffee is dissolved. Add to powdered sugar. Add more milk as needed if you would like a thinner frosting.
Nutrition
Calories: 462kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 5gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 258mgPotassium: 80mgFiber: 1gSugar: 52gVitamin A: 331IUCalcium: 69mgIron: 1mg
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Recipe from my Great-Grandma.
my grandma called sprinkles "jimmies" too!
my grandma called sprinkles "jimmies" too!
I never heard of this type of cake but I love the coffee and hint of chocolate in this cake- will be making this soon!
Love this!
Just printed it up, looks delicious!
I've never heard of a Jimmy Cake. I love treasured family recipes. I can't wait to try it.
Found this through your recap post today. Looks yummy! Pinned to try soon. 🙂
this looks great – am pinning it so i can give it a try, thank you for posting .
Sounds wonderful! Note to fellow Canadians: jimmies are just sprinkles 😀
Thanks for the recipe! Sounds yummy!
If you do not have a 9 inch tube pan, can you make it in a different pan? Adjustments for baking time?
The only difference in baking times for another size pan would be the time of baking. I use a Bundt pan. You can even do cupcakes. All is good!!!!
Is there something that can be substituted for coffe as I don't like coffee.
You could use water. I haven't tried this and I'm not sure how overall it would change the flavor of the cake.
I would done the same thing with the coffee and might try using hot chocolate instead
I might try Chai tea then if you like that and sort of want to keep it in the same vein.
I would done the same thing with the coffee
Hi Ali,
I loved the cake. I made it on Sunday and you can check on the link below!
http://www.5starcookies.com/2016/07/22/comes-miss-america-boys-watch/