Recipe

My Best Carrot Cake Recipe

	Zena824 / All my dishes 2 years, 4 months ago This is the best carrot cake you will ever put in your mouth.... Prep:25m Cook:35m Servings:15	Zena824
	rich carrott pineapple cake

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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

Line three 9 inch round cake pans with wax paper: lightly grease and flour wax paper; set pans aside.

Stir together first 4 ingredients.\

Beat eggs and next 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth; Add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended.

Fold in carrots and next 3 ingredients.

Pour batter into prepared cake pans.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick comes out clean in middle of cakes.

Buttermilk Glaze:

Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in saucepan over medium high heat.

Boil, stirring often, 4 minutes.

Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.

Drizzle buttermilk glaze evenly over layers; cool in pans on wire racks

15 minutes.

Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.

Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth.

Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.

You can garnish cake top with chopped pecans or walnuts.

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Comments

bondc 2 years, 4 months ago said:
How did I miss this? Bookmarked! I can't resist carrot cake.

shaula48 2 years ago said:
This cake was absolutely the best! Easy to make, no possible way to mess up. I will use this from now on. Thanks

sola 1 year, 10 months ago said:
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!