Orange and Carrot Cake

Nothing beats Carrot Cake, but, really speaking, nothing beats Orange and Carrot Cake! Just thinking of it, makes me salivate, how about you?

I first envisioned this kind of cake when I was eating a bowl of fruit salad topped with orange jelly. I thought it was the ultimate dessert... Then, I thought, why not bake a fruity cake bursting with the flavour of sunny ripe oranges and a little carrot for extra colour and goodness...

The result was a soft, moist flavourful cake, quite unimagineable, unless you bite into it! The coconut icing was literally the cream on the top. It's makes a cool summer dessert if served chilled. This cake disappears quickly from the refrigerator (if it does make it there .... from the table), so beware!

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Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 1 hour Makes: 1 big cake Ingredients: Method of Preparation: 2 cups plain flour 1/2 cup soft brown sugar 3/4 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 1 pkt orange jello 1/4 cup hot water 150g grated carrots 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tbsp grated orange zest Coconut Icing: 100g dessicated coconut 100g icing sugar Orange juice In a small bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In a bowl, combine jello, sugar and hot water. Stir till all the crystals have dissolved. Add carrots, ground ginger, orange zest, oil and eggs and mix well. Add the flour mixture a little at a time into the wet ingredients; Combine all the ingredients thoroughly. Pour into a greased cake tin and bake at 160 - 180 deg for about 1 hour or till done. To ice, add orange juice by the tablespoon to the coconut and icing sugar until it sticks together, and spread over the cake. Sprinkle pecans on the top. Personal Notes: Similar Recipes: http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes.aspx?WithTerm=orange+carrot+cake Google Images: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=orange+carrot+cake Google Book Search: http://books.google.com/books?q=orange+carrot+cake Courtesy: CrazyaboutBaking.blogspot.com

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