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Carrot Cake with Buttermilk Glaze




Source of Recipe


Gary Solomon - the recipeexchange


Recipe Introduction


"I am a carrot cake FREAK, and this one will blow your socks off! It doesn't matter whether you use the glaze or frosting, it is incredible."
"This is the best cake I have ever eaten! I poured the glaze on the cakes after I took them out of the pans. Then I let them cool wrapped them in wax paperand refrigerated them overnight. The next day I frosted the cake with the most delicious orange cream cheese frosting..

You MUST try this cake, you honestly won't believe how easy and delicious it is. I have never had better in a resataurant!"

"Use rounds to make 2 layers. It is prettier!"


List of Ingredients




CARROT CAKE.
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2c. All purpose flour
2tsp. soda
1/2tsp. salt
2tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs, well beaten
3/4c. vegetable oil
3/4c. buttermilk
2c. sugar
2tsp. vanilla
1 (8oz.) can crushed pineapples, drained
2c. grated carrots
1 (3 1/2oz.) can flaked coconut
1c. chopped walnuts

Combine flour, soda, salt, and cinnamon; set aside. Combine eggs, oil, buttermilk, sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Stir in flour mixture, pineapple, carrots, coconut and nuts.

Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round pans. Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Immediately pour buttermilk glaze evenly over layers. Cool in pans 15 minutes, remove from pans and let cool completely. Spread orange cream cheese frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Store cake in refrigerator.


Yes, glaze AND frost.


BUTTERMILK GLAZE:
1c. sugar
1/2tsp. soda
1/2c. buttermilk
1/2c. butter
1Tbsp. Light corn syrup
1tsp. vanilla

Combine sugar, soda, buttermilk, butter and corn syrup in a dutch oven; bring to boil, cook 4 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour over cake layers in pan.

ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
1/2c. butter, softened
1 (8oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1tsp. vanilla
2c. sifted powdered sugar
1tsp. orange juice
1/2tsp. grated orange peel

Combine butter and cream cheese, beating until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, powdered sugar, orange juice and orange peel; beat until smooth. (You may need to add more powdered sugar to get the desired consistency for spreading.) Spread on cake.I know it sounds like a good bit of work, but it is SOOOOO good.

Courtesy of www.RecipeCake.com


Gary Solomon
www.TheRecipeExchange.com

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