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buttermilk carrot cake

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Ingredients For buttermilk carrot cake

  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 c
    buttermilk
  • 1/4 lb
    butter
  • 1 Tbsp
    corn syrup
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • FROSTING INGREDIENTS
  • 1/4 lb
    butter, softened
  • 3 oz
    cream cheese softened
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2 c
    confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp
    orange juice
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • GLAZE INGREDIENTS
  • 2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 3
    eggs
  • 3/4 c
    vegetable oil
  • 3/4 c
    buttermilk
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 can
    8 ounce crushed pineapple, drained
  • 2 c
    carrots peeled and grated
  • 1 c
    chopped walnuts
  • 1 tsp
    orange peel, grated

How To Make buttermilk carrot cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease two 9\" cake pans; set aside.
  • 2
    Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together; set aside.
  • 3
    In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add oil, buttermilk, sugar and vanilla; mix well.
  • 4
    Add flour mixture, pineapple, carrots and walnuts; stir well.
  • 5
    Pour into cake pans, bake for 55 minutes or until wooden tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • 6
    While cake is baking prepare buttermilk glaze. BUTTERMILK GLAZE: In a small saucepan, combine sugar, baking soda, buttermilk, butter and corn syrup. Bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
  • 7
    Remove cake from oven and slowly pour glaze over hot cake.
  • 8
    Cool cake in pan until glaze is totally absorbed, about 15 minutes.
  • 9
    Turn out of pans, and cool completely.
  • 10
    Prepare Cream Cheese Frosting; frost top of one layer first, then set the other layer on top of that, frost sides and top. CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Add vanilla, powdered sugar, orange juice and grated peel. Mix until smooth. Mix until smooth.
  • 11
    Refrigerate until frosting is set.

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