CARROT CAKE DOUGHNUTS

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For an easy doughnut recipe which everyone will love, I make these doughnuts. I love carrot cake so I wanted to carry the flavor over to these doughnuts. My experiments worked and these doughnuts are favorite in my family.-Tamera Danforth, The Dalles, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h

Yield 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon each salt, ground nutmeg and cloves
1/3 cup 2% milk
1 cup shredded carrots
Oil for deep-fat frying
GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon finely shredded carrot
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts

Steps:

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange zest. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cloves; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in carrots., Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; roll out to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. doughnut cutter. , In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels., For glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar, orange juice, carrot and vanilla; drizzle over warm doughnuts. Sprinkle with walnuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 244 calories, Fat 9g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 27mg cholesterol, Sodium 281mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.