Carrot Cake Supreme With Buttermilk Glaze and Cream Cheese Frost

sunnybono's Note:

I found this recipe in a Southern Living cookbook and it is the BEST!!! I am a custom cake baker and decorator and am always hunting for great cake recipes. I know it looks intimidating, as the recipe has 3 parts: Cake, Glaze and Frosting...that's why there's soo many ingredients listed. Every time I make this cake people literally go crazy...I've even had a marriage proposal over this one! Watch out people...you might just get yourself hitched.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 45 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 16

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 large eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups grated carrots
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) can flaked coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans

buttermilk glaze

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

deluxe cream cheese frosting

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (room temp)
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese (room temp)
• 3/4 cup butter (room temp)
• 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

1. For Cake:.
2. Grease three 8 or 9-inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper.
3. Stir together first 4 ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
4. In your mixing bowl, beat eggs and next 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
5. Add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
6. Fold in carrot and next 3 ingredients.
7. Pour batter into prepared pans.
8. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
9. Buttermilk Glaze:.
10. Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in a medium to large saucepan.
11. Boil 4 minutes, stirring constantly until glaze is golden.
12. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and cool slightly.
13. Drizzle warm buttermilk glaze evenly over warm cake layers; cool in pans on wire racks for 15 minutes.
14. Remove from pans, inverting layers. Peel parchment; invert again, glaze side up.
15. Cool completely on wire racks.
16. Deluxe Cream Cheese Frosting:.
17. Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
18. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until light and fluffy.
19. Stir in vanilla.
20. Frost with Deluxe Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top of sides of cake.
21. Chill cake several hours before slicing.
22. Store in the refrigerator.

Reviews

[domesticdroid]

Wonderful, very moist cake. I tweaked the batter and frosting recipes just a bit. I added raisins and a mixture of walnuts and pecans. Added extra powdered sugar to the frosting. There was more buttermilk glaze than necessary so I drizzled it over the frosting and down the sides. Made a lovely presentation for my mother's 87th birthday. My grandson loved it. Pineapple, coconut and raisins are his favorite fruits.

[tilly1031]

Fantastic carrot cake! I left out the coconut because my husband isn't a fan. Don't skip the parchment paper step. I won't make that mistake again. :o) I've never had a buttermilk glaze before and was somewhat skeptical about it. Don't be! It adds such a nice dimension to an already great cake. I'll definitely make this one again.

[Laf2cook]

This cake is AMAZING. I actually found the same recipe elsewhere and made four of them the night before my wedding. My family, all wannabe critics, LOVED it. All the ladies were asking for the recipe! This is delectable!