Recipe Details

Summary

Name: German Christmas Cake

Category: Holiday Christmas

Ingredients and Directions

1 lb. of raisins

1 cup of hot water

1 lb. of bulk pork sausage

1 teaspoon of soda

2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

1 lb. of pitted dates, cut roughly

1 lb. of English walnut halves

1 lb. of dark brown sugar

1 cup of mixed candied fruits

1 teaspoon of ground cloves

1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of ground allspice

Pinch of salt

Combine raisins and hot water, cooking until slightly plumped; set aside. Place sausage in a large mixing bowl; sprinkle with soda. Pour water in which raisins were cooked in over sausage. Mix with hands or on lowest speed of electric mixer. Add remaining ingredients mixing slowly, but well. Place mixture into 6 to 7 lightly greased small loaf pans (5x3 inches). Bake at 375 degrees for 2 1/2 hours. Yield: 6 to 7 cakes. Note: Add 1/2 cup bourbon or cognac to mixture if desired. Make cakes 3 weeks ahead of serving time for best results. Store in a cool, dark place and brush with bourbon or cognac each week.