Carrot Cake with Orange Glaze

90 minutes Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 60 minutes

996 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 cake suggest servings

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Ingredients

1	x	vegetable oil	for greasing pan
3	cups	cake flour
2	teaspoons	baking powder
1	teaspoon	baking soda
1	teaspoon	cinnamon
1/2	teaspoon	salt
1	cup	applesauce
1	cup	brown sugar
1	cup	sugar
3	each	egg whites
1	each	orange zest	grated
1	each	orange	juice of
3	cups	carrots	peeled, shredded
1	cup	raisins, seedless

Orange glaze
2	cups	powdered sugar
4	tablespoons	orange juice
1	teaspoon	lemon juice
1	teaspoon	orange zest	grated

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Lightly grease bundt-style pan or 10 inch springform pan with center hole.

Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt: set aside.

Beat together applesauce, sugars, egg whites, orange rind and juce.

Blend in flour mixture with mixer at medium speed only until smooth.

Do not over beat.

Stir in carrots and raisins.

Pour batter into prepaed pan and bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean.

Remove cake from pan, or if using spring form, remove sides of pan and put cake on wire rack to cool completly.

Orange Glaze: Combine sugar, orange juice, lemon juice and orange rind; stir thoroughly to blend.

Spoon glaze over cooled cake and serve.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 458g

Amount per Serving

Calories 996 1% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.0g	2%
Saturated Fat 0.0g	1%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 507mg	21%
Total Carbohydrate 241.0g	80%
Dietary Fiber 8.0g	31%
Sugars 138.0g
Protein 11.0g	22%

Vitamin A	325%		Vitamin C	72%
Calcium	13%		Iron	50%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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