Wheat-Germ Carrot Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. cooking oil
2 c. packed brown sugar
4 eggs
1 Tbsp. grated orange peel
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. grated carrot
1 1/2 c. vacuum packed wheat germ (regular or sugar and honey)
2 c. flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. raisins
3/4 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Beat together oil, sugar and eggs.
Mix in orange peel, vanilla and carrot.
Combine wheat germ, flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Stir into carrot mixture. Mix in raisins and pecans.
Turn into greased and floured 10-inch Bundt pan.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven 60 to 70 minutes or until pick inserted into center comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes.
Remove from pan to rack to finish cooling.
Serve with Cream Cheese Sauce.
Yields 12 or more servings.