1 cup honey
½ cup butter
2 large eggs
2 cups carrots, finely grated
½ cup golden raisins
½ cup chopped pecans
¼ cup orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Preheat oven to
350-degrees. With an electric mixer,
cream honey and butter until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs and set aside. In
another bowl, combine carrots, raisins, nuts, orange juice and vanilla. In another bowl, combine all dry
ingredients. Add dry ingredients to
creamed mixture alternately with carrot mixture. Pour batter into a
13 x 9 x 2-inch baking
pan coated with cooking spray. Bake for
35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Yield: 12 servings.
Carolyn Gass Hardimon,
M. S. Home Economist