1 1/4 c Flour
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts salt
1/2 c Sugar, dark brown; firmly packed
1/3 c Oil
2 lg Eggs
1/2 c Milk
2 sm Carrots; peeled & shredded 1 1/4 cups
1 tb Lemon peel; grated
Glaze:
1/3 c Sugar, powdered
2 tb Juice, fresh lemon
1 tb Water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x5" loaf pan. Line with waxed paper.
Mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
Beat together brown sugar and oil at medium speed until well combined. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Alternately beat flour mixture and milk into egg mixture. Stir in carrots, raisins, and lemon peel. Spoon batter into prepared pan; smooth top.
Bake loaf until browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare glaze. Mix together confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, and water until blended and smooth.
Transfer pan to a wire rack. Pierce loaf top serveral times with a fork. Brush loaf with glaze. Cool for 10 minutes.
Loosen loaf by running a metal spatula around sides of pan. Turn out onto rack to cool completely.