Wheat Germ Carrot Cake Recipe
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups cooking oil
2 cups packed brown sugar
4 eggs
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 cups grated carrot
1 1/2 cups vacuum-packed wheat germ, regular or sugar and honey
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup raisins
3/4 cup chopped pecans
Directions
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 350°F 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.
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 350°F 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.