Carrot Cake Deluxe With Orange Icing

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups cooking oil
• 3 cups carrots, grated
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• chopped dried apricot
• shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, salt, eggs, cinnamon, oil and carrots.
• 3 beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• 4 blend in flour, baking soda and nuts; mixing well.
• 5 pour into agreased and floured 10 inch bundt or tube pan.
• 6 bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• 7 let rest for 10 minutes, turn onto rack to cool.
• 8 orange icing:
• 9 in a small bowl, combine ingredients; mix well.
• 10 drizzle with icing, decorate with apricots and coconut if desired.