Softening jam

mrbadexample

:hello:

I making a Victoria sponge later. I want to use my mum's damson jam in the middle, but it's set a bit hard & is difficult to spread. How can I soften it so I can get a nice even covering without ripping the sponge to pieces?

I'd guess to warm it up, but what's the best way?

Thanks,
MBE

Fruball

Oh you are good Mr BE

Pop it in the microwave but don't let it get too hot

Penelope_Penguin

Frugal wrote: »

Pop it in the microwave but don't let it get too hot

If it's in a glass jar, you can leave it in that but remove the lid.

floyd

Or you can add a splash of boiling water to a hefty blob of jam in a dish and stir until it loosens up. I do this with plum jam as it always seems to be quite firm

Paulie'sGirl

I'd put a few tablespoons of it in a cereal bowl and keep nuking for 20 sec bursts and then stir. That way you avoid the boiling-jam-molten-lava scenario, which is never fun.

Have fun,

PGxx

mrbadexample

Ok then, that should work nicely, thank you.

lostinrates

If the cake is for adults you can loosen the jam over heat in a sauce pan or double boiler with a coplimentary alcohol too.

mrbadexample

There wasn't much more left in the jar than I needed, so in the end I put it on the radiator for a bit. Worked a treat.