Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 orange extract
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 6 ounces oil
- 1 cup carrots grate fine
- 1 cup walnuts well (chopped)
- 1/4 pound butter
- 6 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup raisins (light optional)
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup (light)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon spice island orange peel
Combine first 8 ingredients with electric mixer on medium-high. Beat 3 minutes scraping down sides of bowl often. Remove beaters. Stir in last 3 ingredients. Grease and flour 9" square pan. Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake at 325~ about 50 minutes. Cool in pan about 30 minutes. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting and sprinkle with additional walnuts. ICING-Cream the cream cheese with the butter until light and fluffy, using medium-high speed of electric mixer. Add half of the sugar, increasing speed to high. Add extract and peel and beat about 1 minute. Scrape down sides of bowl often. Resume beating adding remaining powdered sugar. Beat smooth. Frost sides and top of cake.
