Placek Swiateczny

== Description ==
Christmas bread cake
* Makes 1 loaf
== Ingredients ==
* 5 eggs
* 2½ cups flour (all-purpose)
* 2 cups sugar, icing
* 2 tsp baking powder
* ¾ cup walnuts or pecans, chopped fine
* ⅔ cup raisins
* 4 oz orange peel, chopped fine
* ½ tsp salt
* 1 cup butter
* 1 tbsp lemon peel, grated
* 1 tsp vanilla
* 3 tbsp vodka or brandy
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 350°F.
# Beat eggs with sugar using an electric mixer for 5 minutes at high speed.
# Mix chopped nuts, raisins and orange peel with 2 tablespoons of flour.
# Mix remaining flour with baking powder and salt.
# cream together the butter, lemon peel and vanilla extract until fluffy.
# Beat in vodka, then add egg mixture gradually, beating constantly.
# Add the flour mixture and beat for 5 minutes.
# Fold fruit-nut mixture into the batter.
# Turn into a greased and floured 9x5x3-inch pan or a 1½ quart ring mold.
# Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.
# Cool cake in pan on wire rack for ten minutes, then turn cake out onto rack and cool completely.
# Wrap in plastic wrap and set aside to mellow for a couple of days.
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Category:Christmas Desserts
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