Mincemeat Apple Cake

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 3 large eggs
• 2 cups apples, grated
• 1 cup mincemeat
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• frosting
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a 10-inch bundt pan.
3. In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, allspice, cinnamon, and salt; set aside.
4. In large bowl with electric mixer, beat oil and brown sugar until blended.
5. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Add half the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
7. Stir in apple, mincemeat, pecans, and vanilla.
8. Add remaining dry ingredients; beat until well combined.
9. Spread batter in prepared pan and bake 1 hour or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.
10. Cool cake in pan 15 minutes. Turn cake out onto wire rack and cool completely.
11. For frosting:
12. Combine all ingredients until mixture is creamy. Frost cooled cake.
13. Note: One year when I made this cake, I had a jar of hard sauce - I simply softened it and added it to the frosting as well for an extra kick (the hard sauce was flavored with rum and brandy).

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mincemeat-apple-cake-322441 (may not work)