Citrus Carrot Cake

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Found this at www.allrecipes.com when i was in desperate pursuit of a good carrot cake recipe. I found the icing recipe elsewhere online. When this was finished and iced, i made some plain powdered sugar icing and colored it orange and green to make--you guessed it!--little carrots on top of the cake! It was beautiful and wonderful with the added citrus flavors! i froze half of this cake and it seemed to work just fine. It's also very cheap to make!!

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Steps

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Cake instructions: stir together the flours , baking powder , cinnamon , and salt.

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In a large bowl , cream the butter or margarine with the sugars.

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Beat in the eggs , and then the citrus peels and juices.

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Stir in the carrots.

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Beat the flour mixture into the carrot mixture.

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Stir in the walnuts and raisins.

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Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9x13 inch pan.

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Bake at 350 degrees f for about 90 minutes , or until it tests done with a toothpick.

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Transfer to a rack to cool.

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Frosting instructions: beat cream cheese , adding butter , orange rind , and vanilla.

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Add powdered sugar in thirds , beating.

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Frost cake , top with nuts.

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Ingredients

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butter, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, orange zest, lemon zest, orange juice, fresh lemon juice, carrots, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt, walnuts, raisins, cream cheese, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, orange, zest of