Old Dominion Nut Cake Recipe

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Old Dominion Nut Cake
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
3393
Calories
Total time
200
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 lb flour (4 cups)
  • 1 lb sugar (2 cups)
  • 3/4 lb butter
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 tsp baking soda , dissolved in
  • 1 cup bourbon (don'tsp use scotch) or 1 cup rye whiskey (don'tsp use scotch)
  • 2 lbs shelled pecans (8 cups) or 2 lbs walnuts (8 cups)
  • 2 boxes seeded raisins ( muscat) (optional)
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 tsp ground cloves

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 275°F.
  2. Coat raisins and nuts with flour and set aside.
  3. Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs one at a time.
  4. Add molasses and spices, then add floured nuts and raisins.
  5. (Note: if not using raisins you may wish to add extra nuts) Last add whiskey and soda mixture.
  6. Bake in large bundt pan lined with waxed paper for 3 to 3 1/2 hours over a pan of water set on the oven floor.
  7. Keeps for weeks wrapped in aluminum foil.
  8. For a Christmas cake that will last even longer wrap cake in cheesecloth dampened with Bourbon and then in foil and store in a cool place. Check Cheese cloth at least once a week and dampen again as needed.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3393.48 Kcal (14208 kJ)
Calories from fat 2325.76 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 258.42g 398%
Cholesterol 428.34mg 143%
Sodium 2045.01mg 85%
Potassium 1843.11mg 39%
Total Carbs 250.39g 83%
Sugars 152.11g 608%
Dietary Fiber 29.26g 117%
Protein 41.29g 83%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.9mg 28%
Iron 14.9mg 83%
Calcium 535.2mg 54%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 478.39 Kcal (2003 kJ)
Calories from fat 327.87 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36.43g 398%
Cholesterol 60.38mg 143%
Sodium 288.29mg 85%
Potassium 259.83mg 39%
Total Carbs 35.3g 83%
Sugars 21.44g 608%
Dietary Fiber 4.13g 117%
Protein 5.82g 83%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 28%
Iron 2.1mg 83%
Calcium 75.4mg 54%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 88.6
    Points
  • 95
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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