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carrot cake with orange glaze

Ingredients For carrot cake with orange glaze

  • oil
  • 1 tsp
    lemon juice
  • 4 Tbsp
    orange juice
  • 2 c
    powdered sugar
  • GLAZE INGREDIENTS
  • 1 c
    raisins
  • 3
    carrots, shredded
  • 1
    lemon, juice only
  • 1
    orange, grated rind only
  • 3
    egg whites
  • 1 c
    brown sugar
  • 1 c
    applesauce
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 3 c
    cake flour
  • 1 tsp
    orange rind, grated

How To Make carrot cake with orange glaze

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2
    Lightly grease bundt-style pan or 10\" springform pan with center hole.
  • 3
    Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt: set aside.
  • 4
    Beat together applesauce, sugars, egg whites, orange rind and juice; blend in flour mixture with mixer at medium speed only until smooth - Do not over beat.
  • 5
    Stir in carrots and raisins; pour batter into prepared pan and bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean.
  • 6
    Remove cake from pan, or if using spring form, remove sides of pan and put cake on wire rack to cool completely.
  • 7
    Orange Glaze: Combine sugar, orange juice, lemon juice and orange rind; stir thoroughly to blend.
  • 8
    Spoon glaze over cooled cake and serve.

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