buttermilk carrot cake

Name: Buttermilk Carrot Cake
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 3 - eggs; 3/4 cup(s) vegetable oil; 3/4 cup(s) buttermilk; 2 cup(s) sugar; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 can(s) 8 ounce crushed pineapple, drained; 2 cup(s) carrots peeled and grated; 1 cup(s) chopped walnuts; ## GLAZE INGREDIENTS; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 cup(s) buttermilk; 1/4 pound(s) butter; 1 tablespoon(s) corn syrup; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; ## FROSTING INGREDIENTS; 1/4 pound(s) butter, softened; 3 ounce(s) cream cheese softened; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) orange juice; 1 teaspoon(s) orange peel, grated

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Christina Lawrence

Kenosha, WI

Updated on May 20, 2010

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Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 - eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 can 8 ounce crushed pineapple, drained
2 cups carrots peeled and grated
1 cup chopped walnuts
GLAZE INGREDIENTS
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 pound butter
1 tablespoon corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
FROSTING INGREDIENTS
1/4 pound butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon orange juice
1 teaspoon orange peel, grated

How To Make buttermilk carrot cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease two 9\" cake pans; set aside.

Step 2

Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together; set aside.
Step 3

In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add oil, buttermilk, sugar and vanilla; mix well.
Step 4

Add flour mixture, pineapple, carrots and walnuts; stir well.
Step 5

Pour into cake pans, bake for 55 minutes or until wooden tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Step 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.
Step 7

Remove cake from oven and slowly pour glaze over hot cake.
Step 8

Cool cake in pan until glaze is totally absorbed, about 15 minutes.
Step 9

Turn out of pans, and cool completely.
Step 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.
Step 11

Refrigerate until frosting is set.
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