Carrot Cake and Icing
Recipe by Marian Butler
CARROT CAKE
- 1 1/4 C cooking oil
- 4 eggs
- 1 C raw bran
- 1 1/2 C sugar
- 1/2 C honey
- 3 C whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp soda
- 5 C finely grated carrots (In hard times you'll have to get these out of your garden.)
- 1 C raisins
- 1C chopped nuts
Combine and mix thoroughly (about 1 min on high speed with electric beaters) oil, eggs, bran, sugar and honey. Sift in flour, spices, salt and soda. Blend in grated carrots. Pour into greased 8" x 12" cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 40--50 min.
ICING
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp maple flavoring
- 1 C powder sugar
- 1 C powder milk (non-instant)
- 1/4 C honey
- add halved walnuts and coconut (if desired)
Mix all together. Spread on cooled cake (add a little milk if necessary to spread easier).
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