Grandma Bogey Carrot Nut Cake
Source of Recipe
Buddy Cookbook
List of Ingredients
1 C. butter (at room temperature)
1 1/2 C. sugar
1/2 C. packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 lemon rind, grated
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
4 eggs (at room temperature)
3 C. sifted flour
3 tsp. baking powder (** or 1 1/2 tsp. + 1 T water if altitude > 5000 ft)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 C. fresh orange juice (at room temperature)
2 C. finely grated carrots (at room temperature)
1/2 C. finely chopped walnuts or pecans
1 tsp. vanilla
Recipe
In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar
until mixture is light and fluffy. Add the cinnamon, lemon rind, and nutmeg.
Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time. Into a large bowl, sift together flour,
baking powder, and salt. Add the flour mixture alternately with the orange
juice, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Stir in the carrots
nuts and vanilla. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9"x12" pan
(or 10" tube pan) and bake at 350 degreesF for 45-60 minutes or until
the cake tests done. Let the cake cool and ice with Cream Cheese Icing.
Serves 14-16.
Cream Cheese Icing
4 oz. cream cheese (at room temperature)
1/2 C. butter (at room temperature)
2 1/2 C. sifted confectioners sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
In a bowl, cream together the cream and butter. Slowly add the
confectioners sugar and vanilla and blend until the mixture is smooth. Spread
icing on a cooled cake.
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