Ingredients
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3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
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4 teaspoons grated orange rind
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
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1 cup granulated sugar
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3 eggs
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1 (750 ml) jar mincemeat
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3/4 cup milk
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1 cup chopped nuts
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icing sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Stir the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together; set aside.
- Cream the butter, orange rind and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light.
- Beat in the sugar.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Blend in the mincemeat.
- Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
- Stir in the nuts.
- Turn the batter into either a greased 12-cup Bundt or tube pan or a greased 9" x 13" cake pan.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- If using a Bundt pan, bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until done.
- If using a cake pan, bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
- In either case, cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the pan and cool completely.
- Dust with icing sugar before serving.