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    Screwdriver Carrot Cake


    Source of Recipe


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    List of Ingredients




    Cake

    Yield: 10 Servings

    CAKE
    5 TBS. Grated orange rind
    1/2 c. Vodka
    1 c. Butter, softened
    2 c. Sugar
    4 Eggs, beaten
    1 tsp. Vanilla
    3 c. Flour, sifted
    3 1/4 tsp. Baking powder
    1/2 tsp. Salt
    1 tsp. Cinnamon
    1/4 tsp. Nutmeg
    1/4 tsp. Allspice
    1 1/2 c. Carrots, raw, grated
    1/2 c. Pecans, chopped

    GLAZE
    2 c. Powdered sugar
    2 tsp. Orange juice
    1/2 tsp. Orange extract
    4 tsp. Vodka
    2 TBS. Light corn syrup

    Recipe





    Stir grated orange rind into vodka and set aside. Cream butter, gradually add sugar and
    beat until light and fluffy. Beat in beaten eggs and add vanilla. Sift the dry ingredients
    together, then blend into the batter, alternately with orange-vodka mix. Add carrots and
    chopped pecans. Bake in buttered, floured 10" tube or Bundt pan in preheated 350°
    oven until cake tests done, about 1 hour. Cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes, turn out,
    finish cooling on rack.
    Make glaze by combining powdered sugar, orange juice, vodka,
    orange extract and light corn syrup and beating until smooth. Spoon glaze over top of
    cooled cake, then spread evenly with knife. If desired, sprinkle with more chopped nuts.

 

 

 

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