Recipe - Orange Pecan Gingerbread

One half cup Butter or margarine,
softened
One half cup Granulated sugar
2 lg Eggs
One half cup Molasses
1 One half cup Allpurpose flour
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground ginger
One half teaspoon Baking soda
One fourth teaspoon Salt
One half cup Orange juice
One half cup Raisins
One half cup Chopped pecans
One half teaspoon Grated orange peel
OrangeCreamCheese Frosting

In large bowl beat butter. sugar and eggs well. Stir in molasses. Combine
flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda and salt. Add alternately with orange
juice to butter mixture, stirring until well blended. Stir in raisins,
pecans and peel. Turn into greased 9inch square pan bake in preheated 350f
oven 35 minutes or until pick inserted in center comes out clean. Frost
while warm. Serve warm or cooled. Makes 8 servings.

Recipe by: a woman's magazine Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #604 by Dianne
Larson Ward dianne@olynet.com on May 09, 1997