Sausage Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Mix all ingredients by hand in a large mixing bowl.
2. 2
   You will bake it like a fruit cake.
3. 3
   Fill pan almost full (I use an angel food cake pan).
4. 4
   Cover with paper last hour of baking.
5. 5
   Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 1-1/2 hours.
6. 6
   Bake until toothpick in center comes out clean.
7. 7
   Cool; wrap in waxed paper or foil.
8. 8
   In olden days, cakes were wrapped in wine-dampened cloth to keep them moist and mellow.
9. 9
   Store in air-tight container in cool place.
10. 10
    This recipe has been passed down from my native American ancestors: my Grandpa was half Cherokee, half Cheyenne.