Carrot-Orange Cake # 2

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Category:	Cakes
Cook Time:	1 Hr

Ingredients

2 stk	butter softened
1 tsp	cinnamon
1 Tbsp	grated orange rind
3 tsp	baking powder
3 c	flour
1 1/2 c	grated carrots
2/3 c	chopped pecans
2 c	sugar
1/2 tsp	nutmeg
4	eggs
1/2 tsp	salt
1/3 c	fresh orange juice

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Beth Goike

Lightly Salted

Elmont, NY (pop. 236,271)

lilbeth

Member Since Aug 2011

Beth's Notes:

Try this cake.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour tube pan. Cream butter and sugar. Add spices and orange rind. Beat eggs well in a seperate bowl. Add to butter and sugar.

Sift flour, salt and baking powder and to the batter alternately with the orange juice.

Fold in carrots and pecans. Bake 1 hr or until tests done. Cool and turn out. Dust confectioners sugar, if desired, or spread with cream cheese frosting.