1930 Recipe For Mincemeat Cake Food

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.

MINCEMEAT UPSIDE DOWN CAKE (SIMPLIFIED)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread melted butter evenly over bottom of 9" square cake pan OR a 10" round cake pan.
• Sprinkle sugar evenly over butter.
• Combine mincemeat & pineapple, then spread this mixture evenly oover butter/brown sugar mixture.
• Prepare cake batter according to package directions, then pour it over mincemeat/pineapple mixture.
• Bake 55-60 minutes, remove from oven & invert pan immediately over serving platter, but LEAVE IN PAN for several minutes before removing.
• Serve warm or cold with a hard sauce or whipping cream.

MINCEMEAT UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pour melted butter into 13"x9" baking dish, tilting to cover bottom completely.
• Scatter 1/4 cup brown sugar & the 1 cup chopped walnuts over butter.
• Spread mincemeat over nuts, & set pan aside.
• Sift remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar into large bowl, then whisk in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt & spices, blending thoroughly.
• In large mixer bowl, beat shortening & sugar together until light & creamed.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla.
• Set mixer on low speed & mix in dry ingredients, alternating with buttermilk.
• Pour over mincemeat.
• Bake 40 minutes, or until done.
• Remove from oven & immediately loosen sides of cake.
• Invert onto large platter, but leave pan in place for 5 minutes before CAREFULLY lifting off.
• May be served warm or cooled, with sweetened whipped cream or with ice cream.

MINCEMEAT SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line bottom of springform cake pan with wax paper and butter the sides.
• Place flour, baking powder, sugar and 1/2 cup butter in large bowl. Stir in milk, mincemeat, eggs and lemon peel. Mix on low speed of electric mixer 2 minutes or until thoroughly combined. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 30 minutes. While cake is baking, mix all topping ingredients in small bowl. Remove cake from oven and spoon on topping. Return cake to oven and bake an additional 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

PEAR & MINCEMEAT CRUMBLE CAKE

Steps:

• Put pears into a non-stick frying pan with 2 tbsp sugar and 2 tbsp water. Cover, then cook over a medium heat for 10 mins until just tender, stirring every so often. There shouldn't be juices once the pears are cooked. Add the spice; leave to cool.
• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter then line the base and sides of a 20cm round, deep cake tin. Put butter, sugar, vanilla and ¼ tsp salt into a large bowl. Beat with an electric hand whisk until pale and fluffy. Add eggs and flour, beat until smooth, then fold in almonds with a spoon. Remove 85g batter and put into a small bowl. Into this add the plain flour and chop into the mix with a cutlery knife to make a soft, crumbly-looking mix.
• Spoon half the cake mix into the tin, top with half the pears, dot over half the mincemeat, then dollop the rest of the cake mix on top. Scatter with remaining pears, mincemeat, then the crumble mix. Sprinkle with final 1 tbsp sugar. Bake for 1½ hrs, covering with foil after 1 hr, until golden, risen and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then cool on a rack. Keep it in the lining paper, as this will help it stay moist. Will keep, well wrapped in an airtight tin, for 5 days. Freeze for 1 month.

MINCEMEAT CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190C (gas no 5) and prepare a 12 hole cake tin with paper cases. You can also make these muffin size (makes 6 muffins).
• Cream together the sugar and margarine.
• Beat in the egg and add the milk.
• Fold in the flour, and finally stir in the mincemeat.
• Spoon into the paper cases and bake for 15-20 minutes.

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.

LITTLE MINCE PIE CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Line 12 bun tins with paper cases. Put the flour, sugar, spice, butter, eggs and milk into a mixing bowl and beat with an electric hand whisk or wooden spoon for 2-3 mins, until the mix is light and fluffy.
• Put a spoonful of cake mix in each case, then a rounded tsp of mincemeat. Cover the mincemeat with a spoonful of cake mix and smooth.
• Bake for 15-18 mins until golden brown and firm. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm or cold.