Orange Zucchini Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Icing Recipe

ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1/2 cup all-bran cereal
1 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate, undiluted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup grated zucchini
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Orange Cream Cheese Icing
1 package (8 ounce size) cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon orange juice concentrate, undiluted
1 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
milk, if needed

directions

Combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.

In large mixing bowl, beat sugar, oil and eggs until well combined. Stir in cereal, orange peel and vanilla. Add flour mixture, zucchini and nuts. Mix well.

Spread evenly in a rectangular glass baking dish (1 1/2 qt. to 2 qt. size). Bake at 325 degrees F for 35 minutes or until center tests done. Cool completely and top with Orange Cream Cheese Icing.

ICING: In small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, orange juice and peel until light and fluffy, and of good spreading consistency. If mixture is too thick, add 1 to 2 tsp. milk to mixture. Spread on cooled cake.

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