Placek Swiateczny

Ingredients

 * 1 loaf
 * 5 eggs
 * 2 1/2 c flour ( all-purpose)
 * 2 c Sugar, icing
 * 2 ts baking powder
 * 3/4 c walnuts or pecans, chopped fine
 * 2/3 c raisins
 * 4 oz orange peel, chopped fine
 * 1/2 ts salt
 * 1 c butter
 * 1 tb lemon peel, grated
 * 1 ts vanilla
 * 3 tb vodka or brandy

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees 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 1 1/2 quart ring mold.
 * 10) Bake at 350F for 1 hour. Cool cake in pan on wire rack for ten minutes, then turn cake out onto rack and cool completely.
 * 11) Wrap in plastic wrap and set aside to mellow for a couple of days.