100 Year Old Pork Cake Recipes

GRANDMOTHER'S POUND CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 3 - 8x4 inch loaf pans, then line with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated.
• Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean. After removing them from the oven, immediately loosen cake edges with a knife. Allow to cool in pans for 10 minutes, then remove from the pans. Strip off the parchment paper and cool completely on wire racks.

WILLIAMSBURG PORK CAKE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine brandy, raisins and currants. Bring to an boil, then remove from heat. Set aside until all liquid is absorbed and mixture is cooled.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the ground salt pork, boiling water, molasses and sugar. Beat well. Add the flour mixture and beat until incorporated. Stir in the raisin mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool 15 minutes in the pan. Remove from pan and cool completely.

OLD-FASHIONED PORK CAKE

Steps:

• 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.

100 YEAR OLD PORK CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Put pork thru grinder, pour boiling water over it and let stand until lukewarm.
• 2. Stir in sugar, spices, soda, well beaten egg and molasses.
• 3. Sift flour and add to fruit and then to pork mix. Stir until well blended.
• 4. Pour into well greased baking pan and bake 2 hours in a 300 degree oven or until done.
• 5. Gramma Note: This cake can be eaten as soon as baked and cooled, or it will keep for weeks. Good for outdoors picnics.