Old Dominion Nut Cake
🕒 Cook Time: 3 hours
🕒 Prep Time: 20 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
🥧 Description:
Indulge in the nostalgia of an old-fashioned Southern-style nut cake with our Old Dominion Nut Cake recipe. Reminiscent of traditional fruit cake, this delectable treat is a nut lover’s dream, brimming with the wholesome goodness of pecans, walnuts, and raisins. Perfect for festive occasions like Christmas and Thanksgiving, or simply for weeknight delights, this cake will impress your guests with its rich flavors and hearty texture. Plus, it’s designed to last for weeks when covered in aluminum foil, making it an ideal make-ahead dessert for large gatherings.
🥮 Recipe Category: Dessert
🔎 Keywords: Fruit, Nuts, Kid Friendly, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Weeknight, For Large Groups, Oven, < 4 Hours
🍽️ Recipe Ingredients:
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 | flour |
| 1 | sugar |
| 3/4 | butter |
| 1/2 | molasses |
| 1 | baking soda |
| 1 | Bourbon |
| 2 | pecans |
| 2 | walnuts |
| 6 | raisins |
| 1 | eggs |
| 2 | ground cloves |
| 2 | ground cinnamon |
| 2 | ground nutmeg |
📝 Recipe Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 275°F.
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Prepare nuts and raisins: Coat raisins and nuts with flour and set aside.
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Cream butter and sugar: In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
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Add eggs: Gradually add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
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Incorporate molasses and spices: Mix in molasses and ground spices (cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg) until well combined.
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Fold in floured nuts and raisins: Gently fold in the floured nuts and raisins into the batter mixture.
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Add Bourbon: Pour in the Bourbon and baking soda mixture, ensuring it’s evenly distributed throughout the batter.
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Bake: Pour the batter into a large bundt pan lined with waxed paper. Place the pan over a larger pan of water set on the oven floor. Bake for 3 to 3 ½ hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Cool and store: Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan before removing. Once cooled, wrap the cake tightly in aluminum foil. It can be stored at room temperature for several weeks.
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For extra longevity: For a Christmas cake that will last even longer, wrap the cake in cheesecloth dampened with Bourbon before wrapping it in foil. Store in a cool place and check the cheesecloth periodically, dampening it with more Bourbon as needed to keep the cake moist.
Indulge in the rich flavors and nutty goodness of our Old Dominion Nut Cake, a timeless Southern classic that’s sure to become a family favorite!
