Carrot Cake-Southern Living

By DDownes

Ingredients

• Glaze:
• 2 2 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 2 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 2 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 3 3 large eggs
• 2 2 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 2 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 2 2 cups grated carrot
• 1 1 can 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 1/2-ounce) 1 1/2-ounce) 1 (3 1/2-ounce) can flaked coconut
• 1 1 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 3 3 (9-inch) round cakepans with wax paper; lightly grease and flour wax paper. Set pans aside.
• 4 together first 4 ingredients.
• 4 3 and next 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Fold in carrot and next 3 ingredients. Pour batter into prepared cakepans.
• 1 1 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 1 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Preparation
• 5 to 4 ingredients to a boil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Boil, stirring often, 4 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.
• Frosting:
• 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 1 package 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 1 package 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 3 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Preparation
• Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth.

Preparation

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Enjoy!