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1 c Butter or Marg., softened

2 c Sugar

1 ts Cinnamon

————————————CAKE———————————— 1/2 ts Nutmeg

1 tb Grated Orange Peel

4 Eggs

1 1/2 c Carrots, grated

3 c Flour, sifted

3 ts Baking Powder

1/2 ts Salt

1/2 c Orange Juice

Orange Slices for Garnish

——————————–ORANGE GLAZE——————————– 1 1/2 c Sifted Confectioners’ Sugar

1 tb Butter or Marg., softened

1/2 ts Grated Orange Peel

3 tb Orange Juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer. Add cinnamon, nutmeg and orange peel. Beat-in eggs, one at a time. Add carrots and nuts. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add alternately with the orange juice. Turn into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake 60 to 65 minutes, then turn out of pan and cool

completely on a wire rack. In a small bowl, beat sugar with butter, orange peel, and enough orange juice to make a slightly-runny orange glaze. Cover top of cake with the glaze and decorate with orange slices. —–

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