New England Salt Lamb Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 lb salt lamb, rinsed and minced finely
• 1 cup strong brewed coffee
• 1/2 cup dark molasses
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup candied orange peel (optional)
• 1/3 cup port wine (optional) or 1/3 cup sherry wine (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sift together first six ingredients (flour through cloves), or if using pre-sifted flour you can just combine them.
• 2 combine salt lamb through sugar, then add in the flour mixture, then stir in raisins and orange peel.
• 3 pour into a greased 8-inch square pan and cook about 50 minutes at 350f until a knife or toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• 4 let sit 10 minutes, then turn out on a cake rack to cool.
• 5 pour port or sherry over cake, wrap in plastic wrap and chill. cake keeps well in the refrigerator.