Carrot Cake With Orange Glaze
Ingredients
Oil for greasing pan
3 C. cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1 C. applesauce
1 C. brown sugar
1 C. sugar
3 egg whites
Grated rind of 1 orange
Juice or 1 orange
3 C. carrots peeled and shredded
1 C. raisins
2 C. confectioner’s sugar
4 Tbsp. orange juice
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. grated orange rind
Cooking Instructions
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease bundt-style pan or 10 inch spring form pan with center hole. Combine together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt, set aside. Beat together applesauce, sugars, egg whites, orange rind and juice. Blend flour mixture with mixer at medium speed only until smooth. Do not over beat. Stir in carrots and raisins. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean. Remove cake from pan, or if using a spring form, remove sides of pan and put cake or wire rack to cool completely. Orange glaze: Combine sugar, orange juice, lemon juice and orange rind; stir thoroughly to blend. Spoon glaze over cooled cake and serve.
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