Orange Icing

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe

Makes servings

Preparation Time:

Amount Per Serving

Calories

Calories from fat

minutes

Daily Value*

Total Fat g

Saturated Fat g

Cholesterol mg

Sodium mg

Serving Ideas:

Excellent on "

Carrot Cake" (see

recipe)

Carbohydrate g

Dietary Fiber g

Protein g

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

If you have time make this icing a day in advance and refrigerate it It will make the icing

thicker and therefore easier to spread on a cake

Percent Daily Values are based on a

calorie diet

/ ounces tofu lowfat silken (extrafirm)

/ tablespoons orange zest minced

flavoring)

/ cup brown rice syrup

(

from orange)

/ cup light agave nectar syrup (or maple syrup)

pinch sea salt

(

/ teaspoon orange extract

also called orange oil or orange

Blend all ingredients with a small electric hand blender (easier clean up) or a food processor until smooth

Refrigerate icing to firm it up and make it easier to spread on a cake

Spread on cooled cake and if necessary refrigerate briefly to set the icing to the cake

Should have enough icing to cover a doublelayeredinch round cake

VARIATIONS:

As the sweetener any combination of unrefined liquid sweeteners (maple syrup brown rice syrup barley malt

syrup agave syrup etc) can be used and in varying amounts depending on your tastes (see "Dessert Notes" for

more information about sweeteners)

"Lime Icing" Use lime zest in place of orange zest and lime extract in place of orange extract

"Lemon Icing" Use lemon zest in place of orange zest and lemon extract in place of orange extract

Per serving: Calories; less than one gram Fat ( calories from fat); g Protein; g Carbohydrate; mg Cholesterol; mg Sodium

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