Alaskan Mincemeat Cake(350~ Oven) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. water
1 3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. butter or oleo
1 (9 oz.) pkg. mincemeat
3 1/4 c. flour
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c. raisins
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

In saucepan, combine water, sugar and mincemeat, broken into pieces.
Bring to rolling boil for 3 minutes; stir occasionally. Cool.
Mix and sift flour, baking soda and salt.
Add to cold mincemeat mixture.
Stir in raisins, nuts and vanilla.
Grease a tube pan (flour bottom only).
Spoon in batter and bake for 60 to 65 minutes, or until tests done.
Remove from oven.
Cool at least 1 hour before removing from pan.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar.