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Carrot Nut Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c soft butter
1 1/2 c granulated sugar
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1 T grated lemon rind
4 eggs
1 t vanilla
2 c finely grated pared carrots
1/2 c finely chopped walnuts
3 c sifted all purpose flour
3 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1/2 c fresh orange juice

Orange Glaze
1 1/4 c unsifted confectioner's sugar
1 T soft butter
1/4 t vanilla
2-3 T fresh orange juice
Directions:
Directions:
In large bowl of elecgtric mixer cream butter and sugars. Add cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon rind. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla, carrots and walnuts. Sift together, flour, baking powder and salt; add alternately with orange juice. Turn into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan. Bake in 350 oven 60 minutes, until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes, turn out of pan and cool completely on wire rack. Spoon organge glaze over top letting it run down sides of cake and decorate with freshly grated carrot. Makes 16 servings.

Organge Glaze
In small bowl, beat confectioner's sugar with butter and vanilla. Beat in enough orange juice to make a slightly runny glaze.

 

 

 

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