Old-Fashioned Pork Cake
- 1 pint black coffee, strong
- 1 lb fat pork, fresh ground
- 1 lb walnuts, chopped
- 1 lb raisins
- 1 lb dates, cut up (optional)
- 1 medium orange, peeled (optional)
- 1 lb candied fruit (optional)
- 4 cups brown sugar
- 7 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 cup citron
- Grease and flour 2 bundt pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Put pork and raisins in a large mixing bowl (6qt.+) and pour hot coffee over them; Set aside allowing some time to cool.
- Sift together all measured dry ingredients; Mix in walnuts.
- Stir pork mixture carefully in case the coffee is still hot. Slowly begin to add sifted dry ingredients with walnuts and combine together thoroughly.
- Mix in applesauce and citron.
- Pour into greased and floured bundt pans. Bake for 1-1/2 to two hours or until done.
black coffee, pork, walnuts, raisins, dates, orange, candied fruit, brown sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, applesauce, citron
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-pork-cake-298374 (may not work)