Absolutely Fabulous Carrot Cake

By MissiAnn

This is the best carrot cake ever, I got the recipe from Suzi But apparently she has never made it.

Ingredients

• Buttermilk Glaze:
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. soda
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cups oil
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple
• 2 cups grated carrot
• 3 1/2 cups shredded coconut-3 1/2 oz can shredded coconut. The amount is actually 1 1/3 cups.
• 1 cup nuts
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 lb. butter
• 1 tblsp. Karo
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 8 oz. package cream cheese
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. ea. orange juice and peel

Preparation

Step 1

Sift dry ingredients. Beat eggs. Add oil, buttermilk, sugar and vanilla. Mix well then add the flour mixture, then the pineapple, carrots and the nuts. Prespray a 9-13 " pan, bake the cake @ 350* for 55 minutes.
Glaze:
Prepare in a large saucepan as it may foam up. Combine the sugar, soda and buttermilk,butter and syrup. Bring this to a boil, cook 5 minutes, then remove from heat and add vanilla.
slowly pour prepared glaze over the hot cake then let cool before you frost.

Frosting:
Beat all ingredients till smooth. Proceed with frosting and remember little carrots are cute on a carrot cake!