Carrot Cake Deluxe With Orange Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
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
Orange Icing
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons orange juice
Garnish
chopped dried apricot
shredded coconut

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.
In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, salt, eggs, cinnamon, oil and carrots.
Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
Blend in flour, baking soda and nuts; mixing well.
Pour into agreased and floured 10 inch bundt or tube pan.
Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let rest for 10 minutes, turn onto rack to cool.
Orange Icing:
In a small bowl, combine ingredients; mix well.
Drizzle with icing, decorate with apricots and coconut if desired.