Blue Ribbon Carrot Cake [with Buttermilk Glaze]

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup butter (one half stick butter)
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 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 granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 2 cups grated carrots
• 3 1/2 ounces shredded coconut
• 1 cup seedless raisin
• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup butter (1 half stick butter)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel

Recipe

• 1 for buttermilk glaze:.
• 2 in small saucepan over high heat, combine sugar, baking soda, buttermilk, butter, and corn syrup.
• 3 bring to a boil.
• 4 cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• 6 set aside until cake is baked.
• 7 for cake:.
• 8 preheat oven to 350.
• 9 generously grease a 9x13 baking dish or 2 9" cake pans.
• 10 sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together.
• 11 set aside.
• 12 in large bowl, beat eggs.
• 13 add oil, buttermilk, sugar and vanilla and mix well.
• 14 add flour mixture, pineapple, carrots, coconut, raisins and walnuts and stir well.
• 15 pour into prepared pan.
• 16 bake for 45-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 17 remove cake from oven and slowly pour over buttermilk glaze over hot cake.
• 18 cool cake in pan until buttermilk glaze is totally absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• 19 for frosting:.
• 20 in large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
• 21 add vanilla, powdered sugar, orange juice and orange peel.
• 22 mix until smooth.
• 23 frost cake and refrigerate until frosting is set.
• 24 serve cake chilled.