Glazed Carrot Cake With Creme Cheese Frosting

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2/3 cup crushed pineapple, drained
• 2 cups carrots, finely grated
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, squeezed

Recipe

• 1 prepare cake;.
• 2 heat oven to 350.
• 3 butter bottoms of 2 9 " round cake pans and fit with 2 circles of parchment paper. butter the sides and paper and dust with flour. set aside.
• 4 sift the flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. set aside.
• 5 whisk the eggs, oil, 3/4 cup buttermilk, 2 cups granulated sugar, and vanilla extract together until combined; about 2 minutes and stir into the flour mixture.
• 6 add the pineapple, carrots, pecans, raisins and coconut and stir to combine.
• 7 divide batter between pans and bake about 45 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• 8 make the glaze:.
• 9 about 8 minutes before cakes are done, bring the corn syrup, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup butter to a medium boil for 3 to 5 minutes.
• 10 pour all of the glaze on the hot cakes in their pans.
• 11 cool cakes in pans on a wire rack.
• 12 make cream cheese frosting:.
• 13 place the cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter in a bowl and beat using a mixer set on high speed for about 2 minutes.
• 14 stop mixer and add the powdered sugar and lemon juice. resume mixing on medium speed until frosting is creamy smooth.
• 15 assemble cake:.
• 16 unmold cakes and place 1 layer on a cake plate.
• 17 spread a third of the frosting over the layer, top with the remaining layer.
• 18 frost cake top and sides with remaining frosting.
• 19 pipe carrots and leaves with decorator frosting .