Carrot And Orange Loaf

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 125 g butter
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange rind, grated
• 2 eggs, divided
• 1 cup sultana
• 1 cup carrot, coarsely grated
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 cup self raising flour
• 60 g butter
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange juice

Recipe

• 1 grease a 14 x 21 cm loaf pan; line the base with greased paper.
• 2 cream butter and sugar until light and creamy.
• 3 beat in eggs one at a time; beat until combined.
• 4 stir in sultanas and grated carrot.
• 5 add sifted dry ingredients and orange juice.
• 6 spread into the prepared pan.
• 7 bake in moderately slow oven 1-1/2 hours.
• 8 stand 5 minutes before turning cake on to a wire rack to cool.
• 9 ice when cold.
• 10 icing:.
• 11 beat butter until creamy, gradually beat in sifted icing sugar.
• 12 add orange juice; beat until smooth.
• 13 excellent.