Best Old Fashioned Pork Cake Recipes

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.

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.

OLD-FASHIONED PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Tie the roast 3-4 times crosswise, and once lengthwise.
• In a bowl, combine garlic, pepper, salt, rosemary, sage and fennel seeds. Rub this mixture well into all surfaces of roast.
• Place meat in a roasting pan. Place pan, uncovered, in preheated 300°F oven for about 3 hours.
• Add onion to pan around the meat. If there is not much fat in the pan, add the optional oil. Return pan to oven for 3½-4 hours more.
• Transfer meat to a dish. Transfer onions to a bowl. Pour drippings into a 2-cup measure. Add water to bring up to 1½ cups. When meat has cooled to room temperature, wrap meat and onions with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator overnight along with drippings.
• Remove fat from cold drippings and place in a saucepan with onions, cider, apple jelly and cider vinegar. Bring to a simmer.
• Slice cold roast, and layer in baking dish. Pour ½ cup of drippings over pork. Cover dish with foil, and place in a preheated 350°F for 40 minutes until hot.
• Bring drippings up to a boil and reduce for 15 minutes until dark, thick and syrupy.
• Serve with mashed potatoes on the side. Pour sauce over the meat.

OLD FASHIONED POTATO CAKES

Steps:

• Mix mashed potatoes, flour, onion, egg, black pepper, and salt together in a bowl until batter consistency.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Drop 4-inch circles of batter into hot oil. Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining batter.