French Canadian Christmas Cake

By Grammie926

This traditional French Canadian holiday fruit and pork cake recipe has been passed from generation to generation. Enjoy this special Christmas cake!

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup 2% milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup salted pork (soak pork in cold water for 30 seconds to a minute to remove some salt, then grind the pork)
• 2 cups sultana (golden) raisins
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Mix together eggs, sugar and molasses.

Add milk, butter and baking soda.

Add cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, pork, raisins, nuts, flour and baking powder. Mix thoroughly.

Pour into a Bundt pan and bake for about 1-1/2 hours.