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).

Revised: 4 May 99

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