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

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Beat eggs with sugar using an electric mixer for 5 minutes at high speed.
 * 3) Mix chopped nuts, raisins and orange peel with 2 tablespoons of flour.
 * 4) Mix remaining flour with baking powder and salt.
 * 5) cream together the butter, lemon peel and vanilla extract until fluffy.
 * 6) Beat in vodka, then add egg mixture gradually, beating constantly.
 * 7) Add the flour mixture and beat for 5 minutes.
 * 8) Fold fruit-nut mixture into the batter.
 * 9) Turn into a greased and floured 9x5x3-inch pan or a 1½ quart ring mold.
 * 10) Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.
 * 11) Cool cake in pan on wire rack for ten minutes, then turn cake out onto rack and cool completely.
 * 12) Wrap in plastic wrap and set aside to mellow for a couple of days.