Sausage Cake

Submitted by Forever His

"A dense cake, similar to a fruitcake that we have each Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter! This recipe has been in my family for generations! Don't be turned off by a cake using sausage as an ingredient!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 3⁄4 lb ground sausage (mild, or I have the butcher grind up pork cutlets)
• 2 1⁄4 cups brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 lb walnuts
• 2 1⁄3 cups flour
• 3⁄4 cup brewed coffee (brewed, NOT coffee grounds!)
• 3⁄4 teaspoon spices (nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves or pumpkin pie spice)
• 1 (16 ounce) box raisins

directions

1. Mix all ingredients by hand in a large mixing bowl.
2. You will bake it like a fruit cake.
3. Fill pan almost full (I use an angel food cake pan).
4. Cover with paper last hour of baking.
5. Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 1-1/2 hours.
6. Bake until toothpick in center comes out clean.
7. Cool; wrap in waxed paper or foil.
8. In olden days, cakes were wrapped in wine-dampened cloth to keep them moist and mellow.
9. Store in air-tight container in cool place.
10. This recipe has been passed down from my native American ancestors: my Grandpa was half Cherokee, half Cheyenne.

Reviews

[pattymelt1952]

My mother always made this cake for Christmas, but she made a Burnt Sugar Frosting to frost the cake & it was always out of this world. I miss my mama right now.

 

[steveli]

This has been in my family for year's . It's a family favorite ,glad it that time of year to make it.