Sausage Cake

Directions

1. 1
   In mixing bowl combine meat and sugars and stir until mixture is well blended.
2. 2
   Add eggs and beat well.
3. 3
   Onto piece of waxed paper, sift flour, ginger, baking powder and spices.
4. 4
   Stir baking soda into coffee.
5. 5
   Add flour mixture and coffee alternately to meat mixture, beating well after each addition.
6. 6
   Pour boiling water over raisins and let stand 5 minutes.
7. 7
   Drain well and dry raisins in cloth.
8. 8
   Fold raisins and walnuts into cake batter. Turn batter into well-greased and floured 10-inch angel food cake pan plus 1 (8-inch) layer cake pan or 1 small 8 x 4 x 2-inch loaf pan as the recipe makes too much batter for one pan.
9. 9
   Bake 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours at 350°, until done.
10. 10
    Cool 15 minutes in pan before turning out.