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My Best Carrot Cake Recipe


My Best Carrot Cake Recipe
This is the best carrot cake you will ever put in your mouth....

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Ingredients
  • Cake:
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cups canola oil
  • 3/4 cups buttermilk
  • 2 teaspons vanilla
  • 2 cups grated carrots
  • 1 8oz can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 3 1/2 oz flaked coconut
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
  • Buttermilk Glaze:
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 8oz pkg cream cheese, softened
  • 1 3oz pkg cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions
  1. Line three 9 inch round cake pans with wax paper: lightly grease and flour wax paper; set pans aside.
  2. Stir together first 4 ingredients.\
  3. Beat eggs and next 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth; Add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
  4. Fold in carrots and next 3 ingredients.
  5. Pour batter into prepared cake pans.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick comes out clean in middle of cakes.
  7. Buttermilk Glaze:
  8. Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in saucepan over medium high heat.
  9. Boil, stirring often, 4 minutes.
  10. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.
  11. Drizzle buttermilk glaze evenly over layers; cool in pans on wire racks
  12. 15 minutes.
  13. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
  14. Cream Cheese Frosting:
  15. Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
  16. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth.
  17. Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
  18. You can garnish cake top with chopped pecans or walnuts.

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Comments


How did I miss this? Bookmarked! I can't resist carrot cake.


This cake was absolutely the best! Easy to make, no possible way to mess up. I will use this from now on. Thanks


I used to make a carrot cake with pineapple,my favorite.And this one has a buttermilk glaze too?Wow will have to make this!


This looks fantastic....it's a 'must try!!'


I made this last night for a birthday party and it was phenomenal! Definitely the best I have ever had!


I cant believe i didnt see this recipe,but trust me im making it.LOL and soon 5 to you gf


GREAT POST, THANKS!


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