Mincemeat Cake With Pecans Recipes

HOLIDAY MINCEMEAT CAKE

Steps:

• 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.

EASY FROSTED MINCEMEAT CAKE

Steps:

• Mix 3 eggs in a bowl along with all the extracts (do not need to beat, just mix).
• Empty cake mix into large bowl.
• Add egg mixture and mincemeat.
• Add alcohol if desired.
• Mix thoroughly using mixer or by hand.
• Pour into 9x13 cake pan.
• Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out fairly clean (do not over bake- mincemeat keeps cake moist so use discretion).
• Let cool for 30 minutes and remove from pan.
• Frost and serve.