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Williamsburg Pork Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Williamsburg Pork Cake

13 ingredients 1 hr + 1 hr 30 min 1 - 10 inch tube pan openrecipes
Williamsburg Pork Cake

"This is an old recipe for spice cake made with salt pork and raisins. It's baked in a tube pan and contains no eggs or dairy."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

896
Calories
41g
Protein
17g
Fat
145g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Brandy not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup brandy
  • 2 1/2 cups raisins
  • 1 1/2 cups dried currants
  • 1/2 pound finely ground salt pork
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground allspice
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions

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