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. —–